What color is #C3AC62?

#C3AC62 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Canadian Maple. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3AC62?

The RGB value is 195, 172, 98: 195 red, 172 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3AC62?

The complementary color is #6279C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3AC62?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.4:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3AC62 color

#C3AC62 rgb(195, 172, 98)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C3AC62 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 67.5% green and 38.4% blue (195, 172, 98).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 45% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 50% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Canadian Maple (#CAB266), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.4:1).

#C3AC62 color codes

HEX	`#C3AC62`
RGB	`rgb(195, 172, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 67.5%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 45%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 50%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 50%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.86, -1.4, 40.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.86, 40.89, 91.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.464, 41.991, 17.579)`
Decimal	`12823650`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3AC62, 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 #C3AC62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3AC62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.4:1	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 #C3AC62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3ac62; }
.text { color: #c3ac62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3ac62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 172 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3ac62, #a9c362); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #C3AC62?: #C3AC62 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Canadian Maple. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3AC62?: The RGB value is 195, 172, 98: 195 red, 172 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3AC62?: The complementary color is #6279C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3AC62?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.4:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.