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Information about #C2C4A1 color

#C2C4A1 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C2C4A1 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(194, 196, 161) — 76.1% red, 76.9% green, 63.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 1 / 0 / 14 / 23. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #C2C4A1 reads as a gently muted sunny yellow and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Gooseberry (#BFC298). Slightly further away sit Caraway (#C7BFA8) and Half Pavlova (#CBBFA0).

The recipe behind #C2C4A1 is rgb(194, 196, 161), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C2C4A1: 11.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for white. No one has named #C2C4A1 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#C2C4A1 color variations

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

#C2C4A1 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 #C2C4A1

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

Gooseberry color link
Gooseberry

#BFC298

Caraway color link
Caraway

#C7BFA8

Half Pavlova color link
Half Pavlova

#CBBFA0

Beryl Green color link
Beryl Green

#BCBFA8

Pale Leaf color link
Pale Leaf

#BDCAA8

Sisal color link
Sisal

#C5BAA0

Kidnapper color link
Kidnapper

#BFC0AB

Aspiring color link
Aspiring

#BBBBA1

Pixie Green color link
Pixie Green

#BBCDA5

Soft Apple color link
Soft Apple

#B8CA9D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C2C4A1
  • RGB194, 196, 161
  • CMYK1, 0, 14, 23
  • CSSrgb(194, 196, 161)
  • HSL63°, 23%, 70%
  • HSL Precise63.429°, 22.876%, 70%
  • HSV63°, 18%, 77%
  • HSB63°, 18%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.761
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.631
  • GLSLvec3(0.761, 0.769, 0.631)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.761, 0.769, 0.631, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.761, 0.769, 0.631)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB76.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB63.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC2C4A1
  • DECIMAL ID12764321
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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