What color is #C3B46E?

#C3B46E 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 #C3B46E?

The RGB value is 195, 180, 110: 195 red, 180 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3B46E?

The complementary color is #6E7DC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3B46E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3B46E color

#C3B46E rgb(195, 180, 110)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C3B46E is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 70.6% green and 43.1% blue (195, 180, 110).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 41% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 44% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Canadian Maple (#CAB266), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.07:1).

#C3B46E color codes

HEX	`#C3B46E`
RGB	`rgb(195, 180, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 70.6%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 41%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 44%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 44%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.14, -4.45, 37.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.14, 37.82, 96.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.642, 45.372, 21.313)`
Decimal	`12825710`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3B46E, 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 #C3B46E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3B46E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.07:1	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 #C3B46E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3b46e; }
.text { color: #c3b46e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3b46e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 180 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3b46e, #a7c36e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C3B46E?: #C3B46E 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 #C3B46E?: The RGB value is 195, 180, 110: 195 red, 180 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3B46E?: The complementary color is #6E7DC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3B46E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.