Colour
#C3BC99
- #C3BC99
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#C3BC99 is a yellow with RGB values 195, 188, 153 and HSL 50°, 26%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#C3BC99#C3BC99
HEX#C3BC99
RGBrgb(195, 188, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.7373, 0.6
RGB percentages76.5%, 73.7%, 60%
HSLhsl(50, 25.9%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50, 21.5%, 76.5%)
CMYK0%, 3.6%, 21.5%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,827,801
CSS custom property--colour: #C3BC99;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49868WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.97:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#3C4366
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#99A0C3
Analogous#C3A799, #B5C399
Triadic#99C3BC, #BC99C3
Split complementary#99B5C3, #A799C3
Tetradic#99C3A7, #99A0C3, #C399B5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R195
G188
B153
Red195 (76.5%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue50°
Saturation (HSL)25.93%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C3 · G BC · B 99
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