Colour
#C4B98F
- #C4B98F
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#C4B98F is a yellow with RGB values 196, 185, 143 and HSL 48°, 31%, 66%. 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
#C4B98F#C4B98F
HEX#C4B98F
RGBrgb(196, 185, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.7255, 0.5608
RGB percentages76.9%, 72.5%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(47.5, 31%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.5, 27%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 5.6%, 27%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,892,559
CSS custom property--colour: #C4B98F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48417WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.68:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#3B4670
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 text10.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8F9AC4
Analogous#C49E8F, #B5C48F
Triadic#8FC4B9, #B98FC4
Split complementary#8FB5C4, #9E8FC4
Tetradic#8FC49E, #8F9AC4, #C48FB5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R196
G185
B143
Red196 (76.9%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue47.55°
Saturation (HSL)30.99%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G B9 · B 8F
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