What color is #C3CF6C?

#C3CF6C is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Fool’s Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3CF6C?

The RGB value is 195, 207, 108: 195 red, 207 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3CF6C?

The complementary color is #786CCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3CF6C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3CF6C color

#C3CF6C rgb(195, 207, 108)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C3CF6C is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 81.2% green and 42.4% blue (195, 207, 108).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 51% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Fool’s Gold (#CAD175), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.46:1).

#C3CF6C color codes

HEX	`#C3CF6C`
RGB	`rgb(195, 207, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 81.2%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 51%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 48%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 48%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.35, -18.46, 47.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.35, 50.93, 111.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.526, 57.311, 22.743)`
Decimal	`12832620`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3CF6C, 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 #C3CF6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3CF6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.46:1	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 #C3CF6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3cf6c; }
.text { color: #c3cf6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3cf6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 207 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3cf6c, #92cf6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #C3CF6C?: #C3CF6C is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Fool’s Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3CF6C?: The RGB value is 195, 207, 108: 195 red, 207 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3CF6C?: The complementary color is #786CCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3CF6C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.