Beige

#c4c6ba

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for beige, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Beige sits in the green range, light and grey. Light greens like this signal fresh, natural and wellness. It works beside earthy oranges for contrast, or with other greens for a calm monochrome.

Beige color values

Every conversion for #c4c6ba, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c4c6ba

RGB196, 198, 186

HSL70, 10%, 75%

HSV70, 6%, 78%

CMYK1%, 0%, 6%, 22%

Lab79.43, -2.84, 5.76

XYZ51.82, 55.67, 54.47

Decimal12895930

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone5517 C

Shades of beige

#b3b6a7 #a3a693 #929680 #81856e #6e725e #5b5e4e #494b3e #36372e #23241e #10110e

Tints of beige

#ced0c6 #d8dad2 #ddded8 #e7e8e3 #f2f2ef

Colors that go with beige

Complementary#bcbac6 Analogous#c6c2ba Analogous#bec6ba Triadic#bac4c6 Triadic#c6bac4 Split complementary#babec6 Split complementary#c2bac6

Beige in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 1, 0, 6, 22.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c4c6ba on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

1 0 6 22

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

5 4 10 28

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Beige in css

Copy #c4c6ba straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c4c6ba; }
.text { color: #c4c6ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4c6ba; }

How beige looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Beige and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #c4c6ba against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c4c6ba against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Beige on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #c4c6ba sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around beige? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn beige into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #c4c6ba and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from beige, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #c4c6ba is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.