Information about #C4B582 color

#C4B582 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C4B582 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(196, 181, 130) — 76.9% red, 71% green, 51% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 6 / 26 / 23. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#C4B582 presents itself as a mildly saturated yellow — one that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Ecru (#C2B280). Nearby in the Register you will also find Yuma (#C7B882) and Canterbury Clay (#C6AE83).

In RGB terms — rgb(196, 181, 130) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 10.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.0:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#C4B582 color variations

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

#C4B582 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 #C4B582

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

Ecru color link
Ecru

#C2B280

Yuma color link
Yuma

#C7B882

Green Beige color link
Green Beige

#C9BB88

Pastel Olive color link
Pastel Olive

#BCBC82

Toupe color link
Toupe

#C7AC7D

Matchstick color link
Matchstick

#C3B38D

Sage color link
Sage

#BCB88A

Putty color link
Putty

#BEAE8A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C4B582
  • RGB196, 181, 130
  • CMYK0, 6, 26, 23
  • CSSrgb(196, 181, 130)
  • HSL46°, 36%, 64%
  • HSL Precise46.364°, 35.87%, 63.922%
  • HSV46°, 34%, 77%
  • HSB46°, 34%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.510
  • GLSLvec3(0.769, 0.710, 0.510)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.769, 0.710, 0.510, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.769, 0.710, 0.510)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB51%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC4B582
  • DECIMAL ID12891522
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01