Colour
#C3BCA6
- #C3BCA6
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#C3BCA6 is a yellow with RGB values 195, 188, 166 and HSL 46°, 19%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#C3BCA6#C3BCA6
HEX#C3BCA6
RGBrgb(195, 188, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.7373, 0.651
RGB percentages76.5%, 73.7%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(45.5, 19.5%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.5, 14.9%, 76.5%)
CMYK0%, 3.6%, 14.9%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,827,814
CSS custom property--colour: #C3BCA6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50322WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.06:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#3C4359
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A6ADC3
Analogous#C3AEA6, #BBC3A6
Triadic#A6C3BC, #BCA6C3
Split complementary#A6BBC3, #AEA6C3
Tetradic#A6C3AE, #A6ADC3, #C3A6BB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R195
G188
B166
Red195 (76.5%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue45.52°
Saturation (HSL)19.46%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C3 · G BC · B A6
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