#C4BCAE Hex Color

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Color Name

Sandstone*

Hex Color Code

#C4BCAE

RGB Color Code

RGB(196, 188, 174)

CMYK Values*

0.0%, 4.1%, 11.2%, 23.1%

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#C4BCAE hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is C4BCAE?

The RGB color code for color number #C4BCAE is RGB(196, 188, 174). In the RGB color model, #C4BCAE has a red value of 196, a green value of 188, and a blue value of 174. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 4.1% magenta, 11.2% yellow, and 23.1% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 38.2° (degrees), 15.7 % saturation, and 72.5 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #C4BCAE has a hue of 38.2° (degrees), 11.2 % saturation and 76.9 % brightness/value.

Color C4BCAE is cool or warm?

Color C4BCAE is a warm color.

What is the LRV of #C4BCAE? (For interior and product design)

C4BCAE has an LRV of nearly 50.8. By LRV value, it is a medium light color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

#C4BCAE

LRV 50.8

Light Color

Compare LRV 50.8 of #C4BCAE with dark and light color

Is #C4BCAE Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color C4BCAE meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #C4BCAE color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #C4BCAE

Hex triplet: #C4BCAE
Red: C4
Green: BC
Blue: AE

RGBA / RGB rgb(196, 188, 174)

Red: 196 (76.9%)
Green: 188 (73.7%)
Blue: 174 (68.2%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 0.00%
Magenta: 4.08%
Yellow: 11.22%
Key: 23.14%

HSL hsl(38.18deg, 15.7 %, 72.5 %)

Hue: 38.18°
Saturation: 15.71 %
Lightness: 72.55 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 38.18°
Saturation: 11.22 %
Brightness / Value: 76.86 %

RYB ryb(32, 66, 45)

Red: 32 (12.6%)
Yellow: 66 (26.0%)
Blue: 45 (17.6%)

HWB

Hue: 38.18°
Whiteness: 68.24 %
Blackness: 23.14 %

CMY

Cyan: 23.14%
Magenta: 26.27%
Yellow: 31.76%

XYZ

X: 48.39
Y: 50.76
Z: 47.29

YXY

Y1: 50.76
X: 0.33
Y2: 0.35

CIE-Lab

L: 76.53
A: 0.4
B: 8.08

CIE-Lch

L: 76.53
C: 8.09
H: 87.19

CIE-Luv

L: 76.53
U: 5.52
V: 11.65

Hunter-Lab

L: 71.24
A: -3.44
B: 10.52

Other

LRV: ~ 50.8 %
Munsell Color System: 7.4Y 7.5/1.4

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #C4BCAE

These are the named colors closest to hex C4BCAE, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#C7C0A7 Color Sandstone

95.41% match | ΔE 4.59

#C9C0BB Color Pale Silver

95.17% match | ΔE 4.83

#B0A999 Color Greige

94.53% match | ΔE 5.47

#CFCFC4 Color Pastel Gray

94.12% match | ΔE 5.88

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to C4BCAE.

#BEB7A7 Color BS 00-A-03 - Grey

98.16% match | ΔE 1.84

#B8B7A8 Color BS 12-B-19 - Beige

95.88% match | ΔE 4.12

#DAC9AF Color BS 06-A-03 - Grey

93.94% match | ΔE 6.06

#D2D1BF Color BS 12-B-17 - Willow

93.58% match | ΔE 6.42

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to C4BCAE.

#C3BDAB Color PANTONE 14-0105 TCX - Overcast

97.74% match | ΔE 2.26

#CAC2B9 Color PANTONE 14-0002 TCX - Pumice Stone

97.12% match | ΔE 2.88

#C9C0AB Color PANTONE 14-0108 TCX - Castle Wal

97.10% match | ΔE 2.90

#CDC6BD Color PANTONE 13-0000 TCX - Moonbeam

96.59% match | ΔE 3.41

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to C4BCAE.

#C5B9AC Color PANTONE 7528 C

97.69% match | ΔE 2.31

#C4BFB6 Color PANTONE 400 C

97.62% match | ΔE 2.38

#BFB8AF Color PANTONE Warm Gray 3 C

97.59% match | ΔE 2.41

#C7C3B2 Color PANTONE 4239 C

96.88% match | ΔE 3.12

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to C4BCAE.

#B7B3A8 Color RAL 7044 - Silk Gray

96.72% match | ΔE 3.28

#B5B0A1 Color RAL 7032 - Pebble Gray

96.14% match | ΔE 3.86

#B0B0A9 Color RAL 7038 - Agate Gray

94.34% match | ΔE 5.66

#C8CBC4 Color RAL 9018 - Papyrus White

93.47% match | ΔE 6.53

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to C4BCAE.

#CDC7BD Color RAL 080 80 05 - Micaceous Light Grey

96.71% match | ΔE 3.29

#D0C5B1 Color RAL 085 80 10 - Velvet Beige

96.68% match | ΔE 3.32

#CFC5B0 Color RAL 090 80 10 - Light Beige

96.50% match | ΔE 3.50

#CDC7B4 Color RAL 095 80 10 - Sapphire Light Yellow

96.32% match | ΔE 3.68

Paint color for Hex #C4BCAE

These are the real paint colors closest to hex C4BCAE from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from C4BCAE once it is on a wall.

Sherwin Williams

Hex color C4BCAE similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #C4BCAE to Sherwin Williams

#C0B9A9 Color Jogging Path (SW 7638)

98.54% match | ΔE 1.46

#C8BFB5 Color Twilight Gray (SW 0054)

97.69% match | ΔE 2.31

#CBC0AD Color Naturel (SW 7542)

97.67% match | ΔE 2.33

#CCC5BD Color Alpaca (SW 7022)

96.41% match | ΔE 3.59

Farrow & Ball

Hex color C4BCAE similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #C4BCAE to Farrow & Ball

#C7BEB3 Color Elephant's Breath (229)

98.22% match | ΔE 1.78

#C6BAAA Color Roasted Macadamia (CB2)

98.13% match | ΔE 1.87

#C9BFAB Color Stony Ground (211)

97.56% match | ΔE 2.44

#C0BCB3 Color Purbeck Stone (275)

97.51% match | ΔE 2.49

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color C4BCAE similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #C4BCAE to Dunn-Edwards

#BAB4A6 Color Pewter Patter (DET 627)

97.52% match | ΔE 2.48

#BEB4A8 Color Drifting (DEC 770)

97.44% match | ΔE 2.56

#BAB6A9 Color Play on Gray (DE 6228)

97.34% match | ΔE 2.66

#BAB6AB Color Reclaimed Wood (DET 625)

97.31% match | ΔE 2.69

Behr

Hex color C4BCAE similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #C4BCAE to Behr

#CBC4B2 Color Still Moment (MQ6-59)

97.28% match | ΔE 2.72

#CCC3BA Color Doeskin Gray (N200-2)

96.74% match | ΔE 3.26

#CBC5B1 Color Dune Grass (N340-2)

96.38% match | ΔE 3.62

#B6AFA0 Color Camping Tent (N320-4)

96.31% match | ΔE 3.69

PPG Paints

Hex color C4BCAE similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #C4BCAE to PPG Paints

#C6BAAF Color Legendary (PPG1019-3)

97.11% match | ΔE 2.89

#C8C0AA Color Hideaway (PPG14-26)

96.63% match | ΔE 3.37

#CEC1B5 Color Whippet (PPG1020-3)

96.61% match | ΔE 3.39

#CFC6BC Color Intuitive (PPG1022-2)

96.57% match | ΔE 3.43

Benjamin Moore

Hex color C4BCAE similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #C4BCAE to Benjamin Moore

#C3B8AE Color Hazelwood (1005)

97.03% match | ΔE 2.97

#CAC4B0 Color Coastal Fog (976)

96.52% match | ΔE 3.48

#CEC5B0 Color Grant Beige (HC-83)

96.49% match | ΔE 3.51

#D2C8BD Color Desert Light (1004)

96.20% match | ΔE 3.80

Valspar

Hex color C4BCAE similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #C4BCAE to Valspar

#CAC2AD Color Snake Charmer (8004-23B)

96.80% match | ΔE 3.20

#C2B8A1 Color Seine and Sensibility (V146-3)

96.38% match | ΔE 3.62

#CDC2BA Color Windmill (8005-10C)

95.83% match | ΔE 4.17

#CFC6AF Color Chopped Almonds (T680)

95.77% match | ΔE 4.23

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#C4BCAE color palettes and scheme combination

7E715B

998B73

AFA490

C4BCAE

D9D4CC

EFEDE9

FFFFFF

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

C4AEB6

C4B1AE

C4BCAE

C1C4AE

B6C4AE

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

C4BCAE

AEC4BC

BCAEC4

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

C4BCAE

AEC4B1

AEB6C4

C4AEC1

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

C4BCAE

C9C2B6

CFC9BE

D5D0C6

DBD6CE

E1DDD6

E7E4DE

EDEAE6

F3F1EE

F9F8F6

FFFFFF

Sandstone* - #C4BCAE Tints

C4BCAE

B0A99C

9C968B

898379

757068

625E57

4E4B45

3A3834

272522

131211

000000

Sandstone* - #C4BCAE Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#C4BCAE

Sandstone*

#AEB6C4

Lavender Gray*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of #C4BCAE?

Color that best contrast with #C4BCAE is #AEB6C4, color name is Lavender Gray*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.