What color is #C3C59E?

#C3C59E is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3C59E?

The RGB value is 195, 197, 158: 195 red, 197 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3C59E?

The complementary color is #A09EC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3C59E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.8:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3C59E color

#C3C59E rgb(195, 197, 158)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C3C59E is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 77.3% green and 62% blue (195, 197, 158).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 25% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Beige and Sage (#BBC199), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.8:1).

#C3C59E color codes

HEX	`#C3C59E`
RGB	`rgb(195, 197, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 77.3%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 25%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 20%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 20%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.46, -7.23, 19.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.46, 20.69, 110.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.643, 54.004, 40.202)`
Decimal	`12830110`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3C59E, 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 #C3C59E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3C59E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.8:1	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 #C3C59E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3c59e; }
.text { color: #c3c59e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3c59e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 197 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3c59e, #b0c59e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C3C59E?: #C3C59E is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3C59E?: The RGB value is 195, 197, 158: 195 red, 197 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3C59E?: The complementary color is #A09EC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3C59E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.8:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.