What color is #C3B158?

#C3B158 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Vegas Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3B158?

The RGB value is 195, 177, 88: 195 red, 177 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3B158?

The complementary color is #586AC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3B158?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3B158 color

#C3B158 rgb(195, 177, 88)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C3B158 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 69.4% green and 34.5% blue (195, 177, 88).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 47% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 55% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Vegas Gold (#C5B358), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.75:1).

#C3B158 color codes

HEX	`#C3B158`
RGB	`rgb(195, 177, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 69.4%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 47%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 55%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 55%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.06, -4.92, 47.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.06, 47.5, 95.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.991, 43.753, 15.569)`
Decimal	`12824920`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3B158, 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 #C3B158	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3B158 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.75:1	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 #C3B158 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3b158; }
.text { color: #c3b158; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3b158; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 177 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3b158, #a0c358); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #C3B158?: #C3B158 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Vegas Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3B158?: The RGB value is 195, 177, 88: 195 red, 177 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3B158?: The complementary color is #586AC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3B158?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.