What color is #C3C894?

#C3C894 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Kiss a Frog. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3C894?

The RGB value is 195, 200, 148: 195 red, 200 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3C894?

The complementary color is #9994C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3C894?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.01:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3C894 color

#C3C894 rgb(195, 200, 148)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C3C894 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 78.4% green and 58% blue (195, 200, 148).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 32% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Kiss a Frog (#BEC187), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.01:1).

#C3C894 color codes

HEX	`#C3C894`
RGB	`rgb(195, 200, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 78.4%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 32%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 26%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 26%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.07, -10.22, 25.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.07, 27.48, 111.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.505, 55.049, 36.082)`
Decimal	`12830868`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3C894, 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 #C3C894	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3C894 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.01:1	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 #C3C894 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3c894; }
.text { color: #c3c894; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3c894; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 200 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3c894, #a9c894); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C3C894?: #C3C894 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Kiss a Frog. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3C894?: The RGB value is 195, 200, 148: 195 red, 200 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3C894?: The complementary color is #9994C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3C894?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.01:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.