Colour
#C4BDA3
- #C4BDA3
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#C4BDA3 is a yellow with RGB values 196, 189, 163 and HSL 47°, 22%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#C4BDA3#C4BDA3
HEX#C4BDA3
RGBrgb(196, 189, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.7412, 0.6392
RGB percentages76.9%, 74.1%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(47.3, 21.9%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.3, 16.8%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 3.6%, 16.8%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,893,603
CSS custom property--colour: #C4BDA3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50775WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.16:1
Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#3B425C
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 text11.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A3AAC4
Analogous#C4ACA3, #BBC4A3
Triadic#A3C4BD, #BDA3C4
Split complementary#A3BBC4, #ACA3C4
Tetradic#A3C4AC, #A3AAC4, #C4A3BB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R196
G189
B163
Red196 (76.9%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue47.27°
Saturation (HSL)21.85%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G BD · B A3
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