What color is #C3AE3D?

#C3AE3D 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 #C3AE3D?

The RGB value is 195, 174, 61: 195 red, 174 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3AE3D?

The complementary color is #3D52C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3AE3D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3AE3D color

#C3AE3D rgb(195, 174, 61)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C3AE3D is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 68.2% green and 23.9% blue (195, 174, 61).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 53% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 69% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Hey Pesto (#BEA932), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.44:1).

#C3AE3D color codes

HEX	`#C3AE3D`
RGB	`rgb(195, 174, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 68.2%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 53%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 69%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 69%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.02, -5.17, 58.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.02, 58.44, 95.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.486, 42.213, 10.535)`
Decimal	`12824125`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3AE3D, 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 #C3AE3D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3AE3D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.44:1	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 #C3AE3D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3ae3d; }
.text { color: #c3ae3d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3ae3d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 174 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3ae3d, #95c33d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

Questions

What color is #C3AE3D?: #C3AE3D 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 #C3AE3D?: The RGB value is 195, 174, 61: 195 red, 174 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3AE3D?: The complementary color is #3D52C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3AE3D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.