What color is #C4C6AB?

#C4C6AB is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4C6AB?

The RGB value is 196, 198, 171: 196 red, 198 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4C6AB?

The complementary color is #ADABC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4C6AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.01:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4C6AB color

#C4C6AB rgb(196, 198, 171)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C4C6AB is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 77.6% green and 67.1% blue (196, 198, 171).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 19% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Melon (#CFD1B2), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.01:1).

#C4C6AB color codes

HEX	`#C4C6AB`
RGB	`rgb(196, 198, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 77.6%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 19%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 14%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 14%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.08, -5.36, 13.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.08, 14.36, 111.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.309, 55.065, 46.498)`
Decimal	`12895915`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4C6AB, 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 #C4C6AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4C6AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.01:1	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 #C4C6AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4c6ab; }
.text { color: #c4c6ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4c6ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 198 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4c6ab, #b6c6ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #C4C6AB?: #C4C6AB is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4C6AB?: The RGB value is 196, 198, 171: 196 red, 198 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4C6AB?: The complementary color is #ADABC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4C6AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.01:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.