Information about #C4AD7E color

#C4AD7E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C4AD7E falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(196, 173, 126) — 76.9% red, 67.8% green, 49.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 9 / 27 / 23. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly balanced amber-leaning orange, #C4AD7E appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Toupe (#C7AC7D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Light French Beige (#C8AD7F) and Canterbury Clay (#C6AE83).

In RGB terms — rgb(196, 173, 126) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C4AD7E: 9.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C4AD7E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C4AD7E color variations

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

#C4AD7E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C4AD7E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C4AD7E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C4AD7E 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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#C4AD7E 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 #C4AD7E

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

Toupe color link
Toupe

#C7AC7D

Light French Beige color link
Light French Beige

#C8AD7F

Canterbury Clay color link
Canterbury Clay

#C6AE83

Ecru color link
Ecru

#C2B280

Rodeo Dust color link
Rodeo Dust

#C7A384

Khaki Traditional color link
Khaki Traditional

#C4B289

Yuma color link
Yuma

#C7B882

Light Ash Brown color link
Light Ash Brown

#C2A487

Cameo color link
Cameo

#CCA483

Quarter Sorrell Brown color link
Quarter Sorrell Brown

#C1A07D

Misty Moss color link
Misty Moss

#BBB477

Putty color link
Putty

#BEAE8A

#C4AD7E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C4AD7E
  • RGB196, 173, 126
  • CMYK0, 9, 27, 23
  • CSSrgb(196, 173, 126)
  • HSL40°, 37%, 63%
  • HSL Precise40.286°, 37.234%, 63.137%
  • HSV40°, 36%, 77%
  • HSB40°, 36%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.494
  • GLSLvec3(0.769, 0.678, 0.494)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.769, 0.678, 0.494, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.769, 0.678, 0.494)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC4AD7E
  • DECIMAL ID12889470
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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