What color is #C4C08D?

#C4C08D is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4C08D?

The RGB value is 196, 192, 141: 196 red, 192 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4C08D?

The complementary color is #8D91C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4C08D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4C08D color

#C4C08D rgb(196, 192, 141)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C4C08D is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 75.3% green and 55.3% blue (196, 192, 141).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 32% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 28% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Sage (#BCB88A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.27:1).

#C4C08D color codes

HEX	`#C4C08D`
RGB	`rgb(196, 192, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 75.3%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 32%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 28%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 28%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.9, -6.65, 26.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.9, 27.11, 104.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.422, 51.359, 32.662)`
Decimal	`12894349`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4C08D, 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 #C4C08D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4C08D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.27:1	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 #C4C08D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4c08d; }
.text { color: #c4c08d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4c08d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 192 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4c08d, #adc48d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C4C08D?: #C4C08D is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4C08D?: The RGB value is 196, 192, 141: 196 red, 192 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4C08D?: The complementary color is #8D91C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4C08D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.