Information about #C3A426 color

#C3A426 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #C3A426 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with High Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(195, 164, 38) — 76.5% red, 64.3% green, 14.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 12 / 62 / 24. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A strongly colored golden yellow, #C3A426 carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Marginalia Ochre (#C9A227). Slightly further away sit Funk (#C6AA24) and Greenfinch (#BDA928).

The recipe behind #C3A426 is rgb(195, 164, 38), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 8.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C3A426 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C3A426 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#C3A426 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C3A426 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C3A426 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C3A426 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#C3A426 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #C3A426

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Marginalia Ochre color link
Marginalia Ochre

#C9A227

Funk color link
Funk

#C6AA24

Greenfinch color link
Greenfinch

#BDA928

Vintage Yellow color link
Vintage Yellow

#CBA92B

Earls Green color link
Earls Green

#B8A722

Day's Eye color link
Day's Eye

#C89828

Lemon Curry color link
Lemon Curry

#CCA01D

Cookie Brown color link
Cookie Brown

#C7A317

Buddha Gold color link
Buddha Gold

#BC9B1B

Sahara color link
Sahara

#B79826

Satin Sheen Gold color link
Satin Sheen Gold

#CBA135

Wazzup color link
Wazzup

#BC9425

#C3A426 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C3A426
  • RGB195, 164, 38
  • CMYK0, 12, 62, 24
  • CSSrgb(195, 164, 38)
  • HSL48°, 67%, 46%
  • HSL Precise48.153°, 67.382%, 45.686%
  • HSV48°, 81%, 76%
  • HSB48°, 81%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.643
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.149
  • GLSLvec3(0.765, 0.643, 0.149)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.765, 0.643, 0.149, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.765, 0.643, 0.149)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB14.9%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC3A426
  • DECIMAL ID12821542
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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