What color is #C3B67A?

#C3B67A is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3B67A?

The RGB value is 195, 182, 122: 195 red, 182 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3B67A?

The complementary color is #7A87C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3B67A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.29:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3B67A color

#C3B67A rgb(195, 182, 122)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C3B67A is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 71.4% green and 47.8% blue (195, 182, 122).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 38% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 37% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Ecru (#C2B280), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.29:1).

#C3B67A color codes

HEX	`#C3B67A`
RGB	`rgb(195, 182, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 71.4%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 38%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 37%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 37%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.85, -4.18, 32.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.85, 32.5, 97.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.747, 46.464, 25.125)`
Decimal	`12826234`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3B67A, 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 #C3B67A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3B67A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.29:1	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 #C3B67A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3b67a; }
.text { color: #c3b67a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3b67a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 182 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3b67a, #abc37a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C3B67A?: #C3B67A is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3B67A?: The RGB value is 195, 182, 122: 195 red, 182 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3B67A?: The complementary color is #7A87C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3B67A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.29:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.