What color is #C3C297?

#C3C297 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3C297?

The RGB value is 195, 194, 151: 195 red, 194 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3C297?

The complementary color is #9798C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3C297?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3C297 color

#C3C297 rgb(195, 194, 151)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C3C297 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 76.1% green and 59.2% blue (195, 194, 151).

Its hue angle is 59°, with 27% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 23% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Beige and Sage (#BBC199), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.48:1).

#C3C297 color codes

HEX	`#C3C297`
RGB	`rgb(195, 194, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 76.1%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(59, 27%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(59, 23%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 23%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.53, -6.69, 21.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.53, 22.83, 107.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.383, 52.421, 36.894)`
Decimal	`12829335`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3C297, 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 #C3C297	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3C297 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.48:1	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 #C3C297 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3c297; }
.text { color: #c3c297; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3c297; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 194 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3c297, #aec397); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C3C297?: #C3C297 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3C297?: The RGB value is 195, 194, 151: 195 red, 194 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3C297?: The complementary color is #9798C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3C297?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.