What color is #C3A104?

#C3A104 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Mustard Seed. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3A104?

The RGB value is 195, 161, 4: 195 red, 161 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3A104?

The complementary color is #0426C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3A104?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3A104 color

#C3A104 rgb(195, 161, 4)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C3A104 is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 63.1% green and 1.6% blue (195, 161, 4).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 96% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 98% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Mustard Seed (#C69F26), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.42:1).

#C3A104 color codes

HEX	`#C3A104`
RGB	`rgb(195, 161, 4)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 63.1%, 1.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 96%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 98%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 98%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.35, 0.03, 70.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.35, 70.15, 89.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.275, 37.103, 5.418)`
Decimal	`12820740`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3A104, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #C3A104	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3A104 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #C3A104 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3a104; }
.text { color: #c3a104; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3a104; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 161 4 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3a104, #85c304); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

Questions

What color is #C3A104?: #C3A104 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Mustard Seed. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3A104?: The RGB value is 195, 161, 4: 195 red, 161 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3A104?: The complementary color is #0426C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3A104?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.