Colour
#C4B584
- #C4B584
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#C4B584 is a yellow with RGB values 196, 181, 132 and HSL 46°, 35%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#C4B584#C4B584
HEX#C4B584
RGBrgb(196, 181, 132)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.7098, 0.5176
RGB percentages76.9%, 71%, 51.8%
HSLhsl(45.9, 35.2%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.9, 32.7%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 7.7%, 32.7%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,891,524
CSS custom property--colour: #C4B584;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46449WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.29:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#3B4A7B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8493C4
Analogous#C49584, #B3C484
Triadic#84C4B5, #B584C4
Split complementary#84B3C4, #9584C4
Tetradic#84C495, #8493C4, #C484B3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R196
G181
B132
Red196 (76.9%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue132 (51.8%)
Hue45.94°
Saturation (HSL)35.16%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G B5 · B 84
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