Colour
#C4BB8F
- #C4BB8F
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#C4BB8F is a yellow with RGB values 196, 187, 143 and HSL 50°, 31%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#C4BB8F#C4BB8F
HEX#C4BB8F
RGBrgb(196, 187, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.7333, 0.5608
RGB percentages76.9%, 73.3%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(49.8, 31%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.8, 27%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 4.6%, 27%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,893,071
CSS custom property--colour: #C4BB8F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4926WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.85:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#3B4470
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8F98C4
Analogous#C4A18F, #B3C48F
Triadic#8FC4BB, #BB8FC4
Split complementary#8FB3C4, #A08FC4
Tetradic#8FC4A1, #8F98C4, #C48FB3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R196
G187
B143
Red196 (76.9%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue49.81°
Saturation (HSL)30.99%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G BB · B 8F
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