Information about #C4D3A1 color

#C4D3A1 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C4D3A1 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(196, 211, 161) — 76.9% red, 82.7% green, 63.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 6 / 0 / 20 / 17. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #C4D3A1 reads as a moderately toned zesty chartreuse and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Pixie Green (#BBCDA5). Slightly further away sit Pale Leaf (#BDCAA8) and Thistle Green (#CCCAA8).

In RGB terms — rgb(196, 211, 161) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 13.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C4D3A1 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C4D3A1 color variations

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#C4D3A1 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 #C4D3A1

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

Pixie Green color link
Pixie Green

#BBCDA5

Pale Leaf color link
Pale Leaf

#BDCAA8

Rice Paper color link
Rice Paper

#D2D69C

Soft Apple color link
Soft Apple

#B8CA9D

Sprout color link
Sprout

#C1D7B0

Green Mist color link
Green Mist

#CBD3B0

Miso color link
Miso

#D2CCA8

Cool Khaki color link
Cool Khaki

#D4CFA9

Hitchhiker color link
Hitchhiker

#D0C7A8

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C4D3A1
  • RGB196, 211, 161
  • CMYK6, 0, 20, 17
  • CSSrgb(196, 211, 161)
  • HSL78°, 36%, 73%
  • HSL Precise78°, 36.232%, 72.941%
  • HSV78°, 24%, 83%
  • HSB78°, 24%, 83%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.827
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.631
  • GLSLvec3(0.769, 0.827, 0.631)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.769, 0.827, 0.631, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.769, 0.827, 0.631)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB82.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB63.1%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC4D3A1
  • DECIMAL ID12899233
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01