What color is #C4CA92?

#C4CA92 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Kiss a Frog. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4CA92?

The RGB value is 196, 202, 146: 196 red, 202 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4CA92?

The complementary color is #9892CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4CA92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.21:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4CA92 color

#C4CA92 rgb(196, 202, 146)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C4CA92 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 79.2% green and 57.3% blue (196, 202, 146).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 35% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Kiss a Frog (#BEC187), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.21:1).

#C4CA92 color codes

HEX	`#C4CA92`
RGB	`rgb(196, 202, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 79.2%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 35%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 28%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 28%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.64, -11.14, 27.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.64, 29.53, 112.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.074, 56.053, 35.423)`
Decimal	`12896914`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4CA92, 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 #C4CA92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4CA92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.21:1	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 #C4CA92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4ca92; }
.text { color: #c4ca92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4ca92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 202 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4ca92, #a8ca92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #C4CA92?: #C4CA92 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Kiss a Frog. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4CA92?: The RGB value is 196, 202, 146: 196 red, 202 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4CA92?: The complementary color is #9892CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4CA92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.21:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.