What color is #C4BF84?

#C4BF84 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Kiss a Frog. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4BF84?

The RGB value is 196, 191, 132: 196 red, 191 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4BF84?

The complementary color is #8489C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4BF84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.13:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4BF84 color

#C4BF84 rgb(196, 191, 132)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C4BF84 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 74.9% green and 51.8% blue (196, 191, 132).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 35% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 33% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Kiss a Frog (#BEC187), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.13:1).

#C4BF84 color codes

HEX	`#C4BF84`
RGB	`rgb(196, 191, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 74.9%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 35%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 33%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 33%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.48, -7.29, 30.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.48, 31.32, 103.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.561, 50.664, 29.204)`
Decimal	`12894084`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4BF84, 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 #C4BF84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4BF84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.13:1	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 #C4BF84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4bf84; }
.text { color: #c4bf84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4bf84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 191 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4bf84, #a9c484); }

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Questions

What color is #C4BF84?: #C4BF84 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Kiss a Frog. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4BF84?: The RGB value is 196, 191, 132: 196 red, 191 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4BF84?: The complementary color is #8489C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4BF84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.13:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.