What color is #C4C6AD?

#C4C6AD is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4C6AD?

The RGB value is 196, 198, 173: 196 red, 198 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4C6AD?

The complementary color is #AFADC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4C6AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.03:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4C6AD color

#C4C6AD rgb(196, 198, 173)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C4C6AD is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 77.6% green and 67.8% blue (196, 198, 173).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 18% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Fog (#CBCAB6), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.03:1).

#C4C6AD color codes

HEX	`#C4C6AD`
RGB	`rgb(196, 198, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 77.6%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 18%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 13%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 13%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.12, -5.04, 12.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.12, 13.3, 112.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.501, 55.141, 47.51)`
Decimal	`12895917`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4C6AD, 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 #C4C6AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4C6AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.03:1	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 #C4C6AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4c6ad; }
.text { color: #c4c6ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4c6ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 198 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4c6ad, #b8c6ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #C4C6AD?: #C4C6AD is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4C6AD?: The RGB value is 196, 198, 173: 196 red, 198 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4C6AD?: The complementary color is #AFADC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4C6AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.03:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.