What color is #C4BFAE?

#C4BFAE 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 #C4BFAE?

The RGB value is 196, 191, 174: 196 red, 191 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4BFAE?

The complementary color is #AEB3C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4BFAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.41:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4BFAE color

#C4BFAE rgb(196, 191, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C4BFAE is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 74.9% green and 68.2% blue (196, 191, 174).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 16% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 11% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Stone Fortress (#C5C0B0), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.41:1).

#C4BFAE color codes

HEX	`#C4BFAE`
RGB	`rgb(196, 191, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 74.9%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 16%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 11%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 11%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.31, -1.2, 9.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.31, 9.28, 97.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.035, 52.054, 47.5)`
Decimal	`12894126`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4BFAE, 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 #C4BFAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4BFAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.41:1	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 #C4BFAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4bfae; }
.text { color: #c4bfae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4bfae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 191 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4bfae, #bec4ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #C4BFAE?: #C4BFAE 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 #C4BFAE?: The RGB value is 196, 191, 174: 196 red, 191 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4BFAE?: The complementary color is #AEB3C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4BFAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.41:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.