What color is #C8C4A4?

#C8C4A4 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lush. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8C4A4?

The RGB value is 200, 196, 164: 200 red, 196 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8C4A4?

The complementary color is #A4A8C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8C4A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.89:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8C4A4 color

#C8C4A4 rgb(200, 196, 164)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C8C4A4 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 76.9% green and 64.3% blue (200, 196, 164).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 25% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 18% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Lush (#C5BDA0), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.89:1).

#C8C4A4 color codes

HEX	`#C8C4A4`
RGB	`rgb(200, 196, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 76.9%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 25%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 18%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 18%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.72, -3.94, 16.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.72, 17.06, 103.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.26, 54.44, 42.975)`
Decimal	`13157540`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8C4A4, 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 #C8C4A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8C4A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.89:1	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 #C8C4A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8c4a4; }
.text { color: #c8c4a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8c4a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 196 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8c4a4, #bac8a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #C8C4A4?: #C8C4A4 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lush. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8C4A4?: The RGB value is 200, 196, 164: 200 red, 196 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8C4A4?: The complementary color is #A4A8C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8C4A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.89:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.