Colour
#C4BDA1
- #C4BDA1
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#C4BDA1 is a yellow with RGB values 196, 189, 161 and HSL 48°, 23%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#C4BDA1#C4BDA1
HEX#C4BDA1
RGBrgb(196, 189, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.7412, 0.6314
RGB percentages76.9%, 74.1%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(48, 22.9%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48, 17.9%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 3.6%, 17.9%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,893,601
CSS custom property--colour: #C4BDA1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50704WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.14:1
Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#3B425E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A1A8C4
Analogous#C4ACA1, #BAC4A1
Triadic#A1C4BD, #BDA1C4
Split complementary#A1BAC4, #ABA1C4
Tetradic#A1C4AB, #A1A8C4, #C4A1BA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R196
G189
B161
Red196 (76.9%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue48°
Saturation (HSL)22.88%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G BD · B A1
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