Recognised as Colour
#C3B46A
- #C3B46A
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#C3B46A is a yellow with RGB values 195, 180, 106 and HSL 50°, 43%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#C3B46A#C3B46A
HEX#C3B46A
RGBrgb(195, 180, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.7059, 0.4157
RGB percentages76.5%, 70.6%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(49.9, 42.6%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.9, 45.6%, 76.5%)
CMYK0%, 7.7%, 45.6%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,825,706
CSS custom property--colour: #C3B46A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45285WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.06:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#3C4B95
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6A79C3
Analogous#C3886A, #A6C36A
Triadic#6AC3B4, #B46AC3
Split complementary#6AA5C3, #886AC3
Tetradic#6AC388, #6A79C3, #C36AA6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R195
G180
B106
Red195 (76.5%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue49.89°
Saturation (HSL)42.58%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C3 · G B4 · B 6A
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