Information about #C3A616 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #C3A616 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(195, 166, 22) — 76.5% red, 65.1% green, 8.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 11 / 68 / 24. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #C3A616 reads as a strongly colored golden yellow and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Cookie Brown (#C7A317). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Gold Foil (#BD9B16) and Lemon Curry (#CCA01D).

In RGB terms — rgb(195, 166, 22) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #C3A616 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.4:1. No one has named #C3A616 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#C3A616 color variations

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

#C3A616 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C3A616 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C3A616 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C3A616 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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#C3A616 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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#5016C5
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#168BC5
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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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#C55016
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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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#33C516
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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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#C5168B
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Nearest named colors to #C3A616

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

Cookie Brown color link
Cookie Brown

#C7A317

Gold Foil color link
Gold Foil

#BD9B16

Lemon Curry color link
Lemon Curry

#CCA01D

Buddha Gold color link
Buddha Gold

#BC9B1B

Funk color link
Funk

#C6AA24

Ocher color link
Ocher

#BF9B0C

Earls Green color link
Earls Green

#B8A722

Orange Gold color link
Orange Gold

#D4A017

Muddy Yellow color link
Muddy Yellow

#BFAC05

Greenfinch color link
Greenfinch

#BDA928

Yellow Ochre color link
Yellow Ochre

#CB9D06

Ocre color link
Ocre

#C69C04

#C3A616 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C3A616
  • RGB195, 166, 22
  • CMYK0, 11, 68, 24
  • CSSrgb(195, 166, 22)
  • HSL50°, 80%, 43%
  • HSL Precise49.942°, 79.724%, 42.549%
  • HSV50°, 89%, 76%
  • HSB50°, 89%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • GLSLvec3(0.765, 0.651, 0.086)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.765, 0.651, 0.086, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.765, 0.651, 0.086)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC3A616
  • DECIMAL ID12822038
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers4 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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