What color is #C3B36F?

#C3B36F 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 #C3B36F?

The RGB value is 195, 179, 111: 195 red, 179 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3B36F?

The complementary color is #6F7FC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3B36F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3B36F color

#C3B36F rgb(195, 179, 111)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C3B36F is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 70.2% green and 43.5% blue (195, 179, 111).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 41% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 43% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Canadian Maple (#CAB266), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10:1).

#C3B36F color codes

HEX	`#C3B36F`
RGB	`rgb(195, 179, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 70.2%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 41%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 43%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 43%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.89, -3.82, 36.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.89, 36.93, 95.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.496, 44.991, 21.534)`
Decimal	`12825455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3B36F, 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 #C3B36F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3B36F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10:1	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 #C3B36F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3b36f; }
.text { color: #c3b36f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3b36f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 179 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3b36f, #a9c36f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C3B36F?: #C3B36F 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 #C3B36F?: The RGB value is 195, 179, 111: 195 red, 179 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3B36F?: The complementary color is #6F7FC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3B36F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.