What color is #C4C7A9?

#C4C7A9 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4C7A9?

The RGB value is 196, 199, 169: 196 red, 199 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4C7A9?

The complementary color is #ACA9C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4C7A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.09:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4C7A9 color

#C4C7A9 rgb(196, 199, 169)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C4C7A9 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 78% green and 66.3% blue (196, 199, 169).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 21% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Animal Kingdom (#BCC09E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.09:1).

#C4C7A9 color codes

HEX	`#C4C7A9`
RGB	`rgb(196, 199, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 78%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 21%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 15%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 15%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.3, -6.2, 14.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.3, 15.95, 112.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.349, 55.447, 45.578)`
Decimal	`12896169`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4C7A9, 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 #C4C7A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4C7A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.09:1	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 #C4C7A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4c7a9; }
.text { color: #c4c7a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4c7a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 199 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4c7a9, #b5c7a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #C4C7A9?: #C4C7A9 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4C7A9?: The RGB value is 196, 199, 169: 196 red, 199 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4C7A9?: The complementary color is #ACA9C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4C7A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.09:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.