Colour
#C4B993
- #C4B993
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#C4B993 is a yellow with RGB values 196, 185, 147 and HSL 47°, 29%, 67%. 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
#C4B993#C4B993
HEX#C4B993
RGBrgb(196, 185, 147)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.7255, 0.5765
RGB percentages76.9%, 72.5%, 57.6%
HSLhsl(46.5, 29.3%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.5, 25%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 5.6%, 25%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,892,563
CSS custom property--colour: #C4B993;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4854WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.71:1
Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#3B466C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#939EC4
Analogous#C4A193, #B7C493
Triadic#93C4B9, #B993C4
Split complementary#93B7C4, #A093C4
Tetradic#93C4A1, #939EC4, #C493B7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R196
G185
B147
Red196 (76.9%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue147 (57.6%)
Hue46.53°
Saturation (HSL)29.34%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G B9 · B 93
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