Information about #C4CCAD color

#C4CCAD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C4CCAD falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(196, 204, 173) — 76.9% red, 80% green, 67.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 3 / 0 / 12 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#C4CCAD is a softly toned yellow-green that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Pale Leaf (#BDCAA8). Slightly further away sit Double Joanna (#C9C5B0) and Quarter Hillary (#CAC5AC).

The recipe behind #C4CCAD is rgb(196, 204, 173), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C4CCAD: 12.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#C4CCAD color variations

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

#C4CCAD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C4CCAD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C4CCAD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C4CCAD 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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#C4CCAD 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 #C4CCAD

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

Pale Leaf color link
Pale Leaf

#BDCAA8

Double Joanna color link
Double Joanna

#C9C5B0

Quarter Hillary color link
Quarter Hillary

#CAC5AC

Kangaroo color link
Kangaroo

#C5C3B0

Thistle Green color link
Thistle Green

#CCCAA8

Cooled Green color link
Cooled Green

#C4D3B4

Clay Ash color link
Clay Ash

#BDC8B3

Green Mist color link
Green Mist

#CBD3B0

Sprout color link
Sprout

#C1D7B0

Pixie Green color link
Pixie Green

#BBCDA5

Half Akaroa color link
Half Akaroa

#CBC2AD

Half Tana color link
Half Tana

#CCC9B6

#C4CCAD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C4CCAD
  • RGB196, 204, 173
  • CMYK3, 0, 12, 20
  • CSSrgb(196, 204, 173)
  • HSL75°, 23%, 74%
  • HSL Precise75.484°, 23.308%, 73.922%
  • HSV75°, 15%, 80%
  • HSB75°, 15%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • GLSLvec3(0.769, 0.800, 0.678)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.769, 0.800, 0.678, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.769, 0.800, 0.678)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.8%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC4CCAD
  • DECIMAL ID12897453
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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