#C4C0AB Hex Color

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Color Name

Sandstone*

Hex Color Code

#C4C0AB

RGB Color Code

RGB(196, 192, 171)

CMYK Values*

0.0%, 2.0%, 12.8%, 23.1%

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#C4C0AB hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is C4C0AB?

The RGB color code for color number #C4C0AB is RGB(196, 192, 171). In the RGB color model, #C4C0AB has a red value of 196, a green value of 192, and a blue value of 171. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 2.0% magenta, 12.8% yellow, and 23.1% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 50.4° (degrees), 17.5 % saturation, and 72.0 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #C4C0AB has a hue of 50.4° (degrees), 12.8 % saturation and 76.9 % brightness/value.

Color C4C0AB is cool or warm?

Color C4C0AB is a warm color.

What is the LRV of #C4C0AB? (For interior and product design)

C4C0AB has an LRV of nearly 52.4. 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

#C4C0AB

LRV 52.4

Light Color

Compare LRV 52.4 of #C4C0AB with dark and light color

Is #C4C0AB Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color C4C0AB 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 #C4C0AB color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #C4C0AB

Hex triplet: #C4C0AB
Red: C4
Green: C0
Blue: AB

RGBA / RGB rgb(196, 192, 171)

Red: 196 (76.9%)
Green: 192 (75.3%)
Blue: 171 (67.1%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 0.00%
Magenta: 2.04%
Yellow: 12.76%
Key: 23.14%

HSL hsl(50.4deg, 17.5 %, 72.0 %)

Hue: 50.4°
Saturation: 17.48 %
Lightness: 71.96 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 50.4°
Saturation: 12.76 %
Brightness / Value: 76.86 %

RYB ryb(31, 70, 43)

Red: 31 (12.1%)
Yellow: 70 (27.3%)
Blue: 43 (16.9%)

HWB

Hue: 50.4°
Whiteness: 67.06 %
Blackness: 23.14 %

CMY

Cyan: 23.14%
Magenta: 24.71%
Yellow: 32.94%

XYZ

X: 48.97
Y: 52.38
Z: 46.06

YXY

Y1: 52.38
X: 0.33
Y2: 0.36

CIE-Lab

L: 77.5
A: -2.21
B: 11.08

CIE-Lch

L: 77.5
C: 11.3
H: 101.3

CIE-Luv

L: 77.5
U: 3.53
V: 16.36

Hunter-Lab

L: 72.37
A: -5.88
B: 12.93

Other

LRV: ~ 52.4 %
Munsell Color System: 2.8GY 7.6/1.9

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 #C4C0AB

These are the named colors closest to hex C4C0AB, 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

98.25% match | ΔE 1.75

#CCCCB7 Color Dark Beige

96.62% match | ΔE 3.38

#CFCFC4 Color Pastel Gray

94.46% match | ΔE 5.54

#B0A999 Color Greige

93.37% match | ΔE 6.63

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to C4C0AB.

#C7C3B2 Color PANTONE 4239 C

98.23% match | ΔE 1.77

#CDC4A9 Color PANTONE 4246 C

97.05% match | ΔE 2.95

#CABEA5 Color PANTONE 4240 C

96.30% match | ΔE 3.70

#BBBEAF Color PANTONE 4177 C

96.26% match | ΔE 3.74

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to C4C0AB.

#C3BDAB Color PANTONE 14-0105 TCX - Overcast

98.18% match | ΔE 1.82

#BFB9A3 Color Pantone 14-0210 TCX - Tidal Foam

98.00% match | ΔE 2.00

#C9C0AB Color PANTONE 14-0108 TCX - Castle Wal

97.53% match | ΔE 2.47

#D2CDB4 Color PANTONE 12-0311 TCX - Asparagus Green

96.50% match | ΔE 3.50

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to C4C0AB.

#CCC7B1 Color RAL 100 80 10 - Pale Beige

98.12% match | ΔE 1.88

#CDC7B4 Color RAL 095 80 10 - Sapphire Light Yellow

97.62% match | ΔE 2.38

#C5C6B3 Color RAL 110 80 10 - Spring Grey

97.33% match | ΔE 2.67

#CFC5B0 Color RAL 090 80 10 - Light Beige

96.65% match | ΔE 3.35

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to C4C0AB.

#B8B7A8 Color BS 12-B-19 - Beige

96.56% match | ΔE 3.44

#BEB7A7 Color BS 00-A-03 - Grey

96.50% match | ΔE 3.50

#DAC9AF Color BS 06-A-03 - Grey

93.53% match | ΔE 6.47

#CED2CC Color BS 18-C-33 - Blue

92.03% match | ΔE 7.97

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to C4C0AB.

#B5B0A1 Color RAL 7032 - Pebble Gray

95.17% match | ΔE 4.83

#B7B3A8 Color RAL 7044 - Silk Gray

94.78% match | ΔE 5.22

#C8CBC4 Color RAL 9018 - Papyrus White

93.32% match | ΔE 6.68

#D7D5CB Color RAL 9002 Gray White

93.13% match | ΔE 6.87

Paint color for Hex #C4C0AB

These are the real paint colors closest to hex C4C0AB from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from C4C0AB once it is on a wall.

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color C4C0AB similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #C4C0AB to Dunn-Edwards

#C5C0AC Color Serene Thought (DE 6234)

99.31% match | ΔE 0.69

#C7BDA8 Color Seagull Wail (DET 637)

97.00% match | ΔE 3.00

#B9B5A4 Color Wells Gray (DE 6242)

96.79% match | ΔE 3.21

#C7C4A5 Color Sea Glass (DEC 775)

96.42% match | ΔE 3.58

Behr

Hex color C4C0AB similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #C4C0AB to Behr

#C6C2AB Color Organic Field (PPU9-19)

99.14% match | ΔE 0.86

#CBC5B1 Color Dune Grass (N340-2)

98.19% match | ΔE 1.81

#C5BDA5 Color Celery Powder (PPU8-18)

97.95% match | ΔE 2.05

#CAC8B4 Color Ocean Foam (PPU10-10)

97.83% match | ΔE 2.17

Farrow & Ball

Hex color C4C0AB similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #C4C0AB to Farrow & Ball

#C6C0AA Color Bone (15)

99.05% match | ΔE 0.95

#C7BFAB Color Old White (4)

97.89% match | ΔE 2.11

#C3BBA5 Color Wall White (58)

97.81% match | ΔE 2.19

#BAB7A1 Color Ash Grey (W9)

97.45% match | ΔE 2.55

Sherwin Williams

Hex color C4C0AB similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #C4C0AB to Sherwin Williams

#C1BCA7 Color Grassland (SW 6163)

98.90% match | ΔE 1.10

#CDC4AE Color Cargo Pants (SW 7738)

97.33% match | ΔE 2.67

#BBBCA7 Color Softened Green (SW 6177)

97.31% match | ΔE 2.69

#C0B9A9 Color Jogging Path (SW 7638)

96.79% match | ΔE 3.21

Benjamin Moore

Hex color C4C0AB similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #C4C0AB to Benjamin Moore

#C5C3AE Color Spanish Olive (1509)

98.84% match | ΔE 1.16

#CAC4B0 Color Coastal Fog (976)

98.38% match | ΔE 1.62

#CBC7B0 Color Camouflage (2143-40)

98.12% match | ΔE 1.88

#CAC7B4 Color Doily (CSP-130)

98.05% match | ΔE 1.95

Valspar

Hex color C4C0AB similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #C4C0AB to Valspar

#C8C5B3 Color Grasscloth (T669)

98.28% match | ΔE 1.72

#C7C5AE Color Tea Party (V096-2)

98.28% match | ΔE 1.72

#C9C5B3 Color Brown Buzz (6005-3B)

98.23% match | ΔE 1.77

#CBC5AD Color Shaken or Stirred? (T640)

98.19% match | ΔE 1.81

PPG Paints

Hex color C4C0AB similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #C4C0AB to PPG Paints

#C8C0AA Color Hideaway (PPG14-26)

98.11% match | ΔE 1.89

#BEB9A2 Color Heavy Hammock (PPG1027-3)

98.01% match | ΔE 1.99

#CAC8B6 Color French Gray Linen (PPG1029-3)

97.61% match | ΔE 2.39

#D0CBB6 Color Skipping Stone (PPG1027-2)

97.14% match | ΔE 2.86

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#C4C0AB color palettes and scheme combination

7E7858

9A936F

AFAA8D

C4C0AB

D9D6C9

EEEDE7

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.

C4ABAF

C4B4AB

C4C0AB

BBC4AB

AFC4AB

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.

C4C0AB

ABC4C0

C0ABC4

Triadic Color Palette

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

C4C0AB

ABC4B4

ABAFC4

C4ABBC

Tetradic Color Palette

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

C4C0AB

C9C6B3

CFCCBB

D5D2C4

DBD9CC

E1DFD5

E7E5DD

EDECE5

F3F2EE

F9F8F6

FFFFFF

Sandstone* - #C4C0AB Tints

C4C0AB

B0AC99

9C9988

898677

757366

626055

4E4C44

3A3933

272622

131311

000000

Sandstone* - #C4C0AB Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#C4C0AB

Sandstone*

#ABAFC4

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 #C4C0AB?

Color that best contrast with #C4C0AB is #ABAFC4, 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.