Information about #C4C38B color

#C4C38B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C4C38B falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(196, 195, 139) — 76.9% red, 76.5% green, 54.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 22 / 23. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #C4C38B reads as a moderately toned golden yellow and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Nirvana (#C3BF8B). Slightly further away sit Springtide Green (#C8CB8E) and Green Beige (#C9BB88).

In RGB terms — rgb(196, 195, 139) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 11.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C4C38B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C4C38B color variations

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#C4C38B color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #C4C38B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Nirvana color link
Nirvana

#C3BF8B

Green Beige color link
Green Beige

#C9BB88

ORPIN GOLD color link
ORPIN GOLD

#CEBE88

Sage color link
Sage

#BCB88A

Beachcomber color link
Beachcomber

#C7BA95

Pastel Olive color link
Pastel Olive

#BCBC82

Gooseberry color link
Gooseberry

#BFC298

Fawn Green color link
Fawn Green

#BCB88F

Winter Hazel color link
Winter Hazel

#D0C383

Yuma color link
Yuma

#C7B882

Pine Glade color link
Pine Glade

#BDC07E

#C4C38B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C4C38B
  • RGB196, 195, 139
  • CMYK0, 0, 22, 23
  • HSL59°, 33%, 66%
  • HSL Precise58.947°, 32.571%, 65.686%
  • HSV59°, 29%, 77%
  • HSB59°, 29%, 77%
  • HEX IDC4C38B
  • DECIMAL ID12895115
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB76.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.5%
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