What color is #C3A74C?

#C3A74C is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Haystack. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3A74C?

The RGB value is 195, 167, 76: 195 red, 167 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3A74C?

The complementary color is #4C68C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3A74C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.95:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3A74C color

#C3A74C rgb(195, 167, 76)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C3A74C is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 65.5% green and 29.8% blue (195, 167, 76).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 50% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 61% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Haystack (#CFAC47), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.95:1).

#C3A74C color codes

HEX	`#C3A74C`
RGB	`rgb(195, 167, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 65.5%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 50%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 61%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 61%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.3, -0.53, 49.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.3, 49.79, 90.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.631, 39.763, 12.529)`
Decimal	`12822348`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3A74C, 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 #C3A74C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3A74C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.95:1	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 #C3A74C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3a74c; }
.text { color: #c3a74c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3a74c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 167 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3a74c, #a4c34c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

Questions

What color is #C3A74C?: #C3A74C is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Haystack. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3A74C?: The RGB value is 195, 167, 76: 195 red, 167 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3A74C?: The complementary color is #4C68C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3A74C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.95:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.