Colour
#C3C8A6
- #C3C8A6
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Wheat
#C3C8A6 is a yellow with RGB values 195, 200, 166 and HSL 69°, 24%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.
Colour values
#C3C8A6#C3C8A6
HEX#C3C8A6
RGBrgb(195, 200, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.7843, 0.651
RGB percentages76.5%, 78.4%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(68.8, 23.6%, 71.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(68.8, 17%, 78.4%)
CMYK2.5%, 0%, 17%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,830,886
CSS custom property--colour: #C3C8A6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55664WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.13:1
Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#3C3759
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ABA6C8
Analogous#C8BCA6, #B2C8A6
Triadic#A6C3C8, #C8A6C3
Split complementary#A6B2C8, #BCA6C8
Tetradic#A6C8BC, #ABA6C8, #C8A6B2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R195
G200
B166
Red195 (76.5%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue68.82°
Saturation (HSL)23.61%
Lightness71.76%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C3 · G C8 · B A6
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