What color is #C3B97B?

#C3B97B is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Dark Khaki. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3B97B?

The RGB value is 195, 185, 123: 195 red, 185 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3B97B?

The complementary color is #7B85C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3B97B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3B97B color

#C3B97B rgb(195, 185, 123)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C3B97B is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 72.5% green and 48.2% blue (195, 185, 123).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 37% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 37% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Dark Khaki (#BDB76B), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.55:1).

#C3B97B color codes

HEX	`#C3B97B`
RGB	`rgb(195, 185, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 72.5%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 37%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 37%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 37%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.66, -5.64, 32.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.66, 33.25, 99.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.43, 47.731, 25.66)`
Decimal	`12827003`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3B97B, 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 #C3B97B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3B97B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.55:1	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 #C3B97B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3b97b; }
.text { color: #c3b97b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3b97b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 185 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3b97b, #a9c37b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C3B97B?: #C3B97B is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Dark Khaki. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3B97B?: The RGB value is 195, 185, 123: 195 red, 185 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3B97B?: The complementary color is #7B85C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3B97B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.