What color is #C4BFAD?

#C4BFAD is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Stone Fortress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4BFAD?

The RGB value is 196, 191, 173: 196 red, 191 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4BFAD?

The complementary color is #ADB2C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4BFAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.4:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4BFAD color

#C4BFAD rgb(196, 191, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C4BFAD is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 74.9% green and 67.8% blue (196, 191, 173).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 16% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 12% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Stone Fortress (#C5C0B0), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.4:1).

#C4BFAD color codes

HEX	`#C4BFAD`
RGB	`rgb(196, 191, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 74.9%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 16%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 12%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 12%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.29, -1.36, 9.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.29, 9.8, 97.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.938, 52.015, 46.989)`
Decimal	`12894125`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4BFAD, 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 #C4BFAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4BFAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.4:1	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 #C4BFAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4bfad; }
.text { color: #c4bfad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4bfad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 191 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4bfad, #bec4ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #C4BFAD?: #C4BFAD is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Stone Fortress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4BFAD?: The RGB value is 196, 191, 173: 196 red, 191 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4BFAD?: The complementary color is #ADB2C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4BFAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.4:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.