Information about #C3A688 color

#C3A688 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C3A688 falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(195, 166, 136) — 76.5% red, 65.1% green, 53.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 11 / 23 / 24. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#C3A688 is a softly balanced amber-leaning orange that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Light Ash Brown (#C2A487). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Soul (#C1A78B) and Best Beige (#C7A68B).

In RGB terms — rgb(195, 166, 136) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C3A688: 9.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C3A688 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C3A688 color variations

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#C3A688 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #C3A688

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

Soul color link
Soul

#C1A78B

Best Beige color link
Best Beige

#C7A68B

Rodeo Dust color link
Rodeo Dust

#C7A384

Okey Dokey color link
Okey Dokey

#BCA184

Putty color link
Putty

#BEAE8A

Pavlova color link
Pavlova

#BAAB87

Cameo color link
Cameo

#CCA483

Rustic Beige color link
Rustic Beige

#BBA084

Navarone color link
Navarone

#B9A584

Pure Beige color link
Pure Beige

#C09E80

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C3A688
  • RGB195, 166, 136
  • CMYK0, 11, 23, 24
  • CSSrgb(195, 166, 136)
  • HSL31°, 33%, 65%
  • HSL Precise30.508°, 32.961%, 64.902%
  • HSV31°, 30%, 76%
  • HSB31°, 30%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • GLSLvec3(0.765, 0.651, 0.533)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.765, 0.651, 0.533, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.765, 0.651, 0.533)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB53.3%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC3A688
  • DECIMAL ID12822152
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01