What color is #C4BEA9?

#C4BEA9 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4BEA9?

The RGB value is 196, 190, 169: 196 red, 190 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4BEA9?

The complementary color is #A9AFC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4BEA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4BEA9 color

#C4BEA9 rgb(196, 190, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C4BEA9 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 74.5% green and 66.3% blue (196, 190, 169).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 19% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 14% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Ash (#BEBAA7), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.29:1).

#C4BEA9 color codes

HEX	`#C4BEA9`
RGB	`rgb(196, 190, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 74.5%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 19%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 14%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 14%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.94, -1.48, 11.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.94, 11.46, 97.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.339, 51.428, 44.908)`
Decimal	`12893865`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4BEA9, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #C4BEA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4BEA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #C4BEA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4bea9; }
.text { color: #c4bea9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4bea9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 190 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4bea9, #bdc4a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #C4BEA9?: #C4BEA9 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4BEA9?: The RGB value is 196, 190, 169: 196 red, 190 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4BEA9?: The complementary color is #A9AFC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4BEA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.