What color is #C4C9A5?

#C4C9A5 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4C9A5?

The RGB value is 196, 201, 165: 196 red, 201 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4C9A5?

The complementary color is #AAA5C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4C9A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.25:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4C9A5 color

#C4C9A5 rgb(196, 201, 165)

Shades of green

The hex color #C4C9A5 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 78.8% green and 64.7% blue (196, 201, 165).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 25% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 21% 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 12.25:1).

#C4C9A5 color codes

HEX	`#C4C9A5`
RGB	`rgb(196, 201, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 78.8%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 25%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 18%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 18%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.74, -7.87, 17.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.74, 19.14, 114.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.442, 56.226, 43.785)`
Decimal	`12896677`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4C9A5, 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 #C4C9A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4C9A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.25:1	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 #C4C9A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4c9a5; }
.text { color: #c4c9a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4c9a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 201 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4c9a5, #b2c9a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #C4C9A5?: #C4C9A5 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4C9A5?: The RGB value is 196, 201, 165: 196 red, 201 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4C9A5?: The complementary color is #AAA5C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4C9A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.25:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.