Recognised as Colour
#C4B98A
- #C4B98A
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#C4B98A is a yellow with RGB values 196, 185, 138 and HSL 49°, 33%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#C4B98A#C4B98A
HEX#C4B98A
RGBrgb(196, 185, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.7255, 0.5412
RGB percentages76.9%, 72.5%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(48.6, 33%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.6, 29.6%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 5.6%, 29.6%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,892,554
CSS custom property--colour: #C4B98A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48269WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.65:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#3B4675
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8A95C4
Analogous#C49C8A, #B2C48A
Triadic#8AC4B9, #B98AC4
Split complementary#8AB2C4, #9C8AC4
Tetradic#8AC49C, #8A95C4, #C48AB2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R196
G185
B138
Red196 (76.9%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue48.62°
Saturation (HSL)32.95%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G B9 · B 8A
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