Information about #C4CFAE color

#C4CFAE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #C4CFAE is classified in the Register under the Chartreuse Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(196, 207, 174) — 76.9% red, 81.2% green, 68.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 4 / 0 / 13 / 19. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly balanced zesty chartreuse, #C4CFAE floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Cooled Green (#C4D3B4). Nearby in the Register you will also find Green Mist (#CBD3B0) and Sprout (#C1D7B0).

The recipe behind #C4CFAE is rgb(196, 207, 174), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #C4CFAE background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 12.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.6:1. #C4CFAE has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#C4CFAE color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#C4CFAE color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C4CFAE color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C4CFAE color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C4CFAE color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#C4CFAE 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #C4CFAE

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

Cooled Green color link
Cooled Green

#C4D3B4

Green Mist color link
Green Mist

#CBD3B0

Sprout color link
Sprout

#C1D7B0

Pale Leaf color link
Pale Leaf

#BDCAA8

Clay Ash color link
Clay Ash

#BDC8B3

Thistle Green color link
Thistle Green

#CCCAA8

Double Joanna color link
Double Joanna

#C9C5B0

Quarter Hillary color link
Quarter Hillary

#CAC5AC

Kangaroo color link
Kangaroo

#C5C3B0

Half Tana color link
Half Tana

#CCC9B6

Pixie Green color link
Pixie Green

#BBCDA5

Double Thorndon Cream color link
Double Thorndon Cream

#CDC8B5

#C4CFAE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C4CFAE
  • RGB196, 207, 174
  • CMYK4, 0, 13, 19
  • CSSrgb(196, 207, 174)
  • HSL80°, 26%, 75%
  • HSL Precise80°, 25.581%, 74.706%
  • HSV80°, 16%, 81%
  • HSB80°, 16%, 81%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.812
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • GLSLvec3(0.769, 0.812, 0.682)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.769, 0.812, 0.682, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.769, 0.812, 0.682)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB81.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.2%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC4CFAE
  • DECIMAL ID12898222
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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