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#C4AB86 Croissant

#C4AB86 is a light, muted yellow named Croissant. In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 67.1% green and 52.5% blue (rgb(196, 171, 134)). Its HSL value is 36° hue, 34% saturation and 65% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 32% yellow and 23% black. #C4AB86 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.52:1.

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Variations of #C4AB86

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#C4AB86 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#C4AB86 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C4AB86 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BBB187
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B5AB84
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BAAC84
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BBB187
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BEAF86
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CEA4A1
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C8A893
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #AEAEAE
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B4AEA6

#C4AB86 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.21:1 Very poor#C4AB86 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.52:1 Very good#C4AB86 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C4AB86 in CSS

/* Croissant */
.color { color: #C4AB86; }
.background { background-color: #C4AB86; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C4AB86; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(196 171 134);
color: hsl(36 34% 65%);
color: oklch(0.754 0.058 77.4);

#C4AB86 FAQ

What color is #C4AB86?

#C4AB86 is a light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Croissant. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #C4AB86?

#C4AB86 is rgb(196, 171, 134) in RGB, hsl(36, 34%, 65%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 13%, 32%, 23%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C4AB86?

The complementary color of #C4AB86 is #869FC4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C4AB86?

Black text has the best contrast on #C4AB86: 9.52:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C4AB86 a warm or cool color?

#C4AB86 is a warm color.