Recognised as Colour
#C4BDA2
- #C4BDA2
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#C4BDA2 is a yellow with RGB values 196, 189, 162 and HSL 48°, 22%, 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
#C4BDA2#C4BDA2
HEX#C4BDA2
RGBrgb(196, 189, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.7412, 0.6353
RGB percentages76.9%, 74.1%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(47.6, 22.4%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.6, 17.3%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 3.6%, 17.3%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,893,602
CSS custom property--colour: #C4BDA2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5074WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.15:1
Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#3B425D
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 text11.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A2A9C4
Analogous#C4ACA2, #BAC4A2
Triadic#A2C4BD, #BDA2C4
Split complementary#A2BAC4, #ACA2C4
Tetradic#A2C4AC, #A2A9C4, #C4A2BA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R196
G189
B162
Red196 (76.9%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue47.65°
Saturation (HSL)22.37%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G BD · B A2
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