Colour

#C4BFA9

#C4BFA9
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Silver

#C4BFA9 is a yellow with RGB values 196, 191, 169 and HSL 49°, 19%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#C4BFA9#C4BFA9

HEX#C4BFA9

RGBrgb(196, 191, 169)

RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.749, 0.6627

RGB percentages76.9%, 74.9%, 66.3%

HSLhsl(48.9, 18.6%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.9, 13.8%, 76.9%)

CMYK0%, 2.6%, 13.8%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,894,121

CSS custom property--colour: #C4BFA9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51862WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness190.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.37:1

Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE

Inverted#3B4056

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C4BEA8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#C5BFAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C9BCB9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 11.9 Light grey · ΔE 14 Dark grey · ΔE 14.3 Tan · ΔE 14.7 Gainsboro · ΔE 15.9 Antique white · ΔE 17

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 11.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A9AEC4

Analogous#C4B1A9, #BCC4A9

Triadic#A9C4BF, #BFA9C4

Split complementary#A9BBC4, #B1A9C4

Tetradic#A9C4B1, #A9AEC4, #C4A9BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EEECE5

Lighter +10%#D9D6C7

Darker −10%#AFA88B

Darker −20%#9A926D

Darker −30%#7E7656

Darker −40%#5F5A42

More saturated +25%#D6CA97

Less saturated −25%#B6B6B6

Channel breakdown

R196

G191

B169

Red196 (76.9%)

Green191 (74.9%)

Blue169 (66.3%)

Hue48.89°

Saturation (HSL)18.62%

Lightness71.57%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C4 · G BF · B A9

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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