What color is #C3AA44?

#C3AA44 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Hey Pesto. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3AA44?

The RGB value is 195, 170, 68: 195 red, 170 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3AA44?

The complementary color is #445DC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3AA44?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.15:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3AA44 color

#C3AA44 rgb(195, 170, 68)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C3AA44 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 66.7% green and 26.7% blue (195, 170, 68).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 51% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 65% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Hey Pesto (#BEA932), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.15:1).

#C3AA44 color codes

HEX	`#C3AA44`
RGB	`rgb(195, 170, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 66.7%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 51%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 65%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 65%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.02, -2.65, 54.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.02, 54.27, 92.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.926, 40.771, 11.34)`
Decimal	`12823108`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3AA44, 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 #C3AA44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3AA44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.15:1	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 #C3AA44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3aa44; }
.text { color: #c3aa44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3aa44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 170 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3aa44, #9cc344); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

Questions

What color is #C3AA44?: #C3AA44 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Hey Pesto. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3AA44?: The RGB value is 195, 170, 68: 195 red, 170 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3AA44?: The complementary color is #445DC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3AA44?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.15:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.