What color is #C4C298?

#C4C298 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 #C4C298?

The RGB value is 196, 194, 152: 196 red, 194 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4C298?

The complementary color is #989AC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4C298?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.52:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4C298 color

#C4C298 rgb(196, 194, 152)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C4C298 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 76.1% green and 59.6% blue (196, 194, 152).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 27% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 22% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Sage (#BCB88A), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.52:1).

#C4C298 color codes

HEX	`#C4C298`
RGB	`rgb(196, 194, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 76.1%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 27%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 22%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 22%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.63, -6.17, 21.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.63, 22.32, 106.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.724, 52.587, 37.336)`
Decimal	`12894872`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4C298, 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 #C4C298	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4C298 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.52:1	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 #C4C298 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4c298; }
.text { color: #c4c298; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4c298; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 194 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4c298, #b0c498); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C4C298?: #C4C298 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 #C4C298?: The RGB value is 196, 194, 152: 196 red, 194 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4C298?: The complementary color is #989AC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4C298?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.52:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.