Information about #C3A879 color

#C3A879 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C3A879 falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(195, 168, 121) — 76.5% red, 65.9% green, 47.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 11 / 29 / 24. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #C3A879 reads as a moderately toned amber-leaning orange and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Toupe (#C7AC7D). Slightly further away sit Quarter Sorrell Brown (#C1A07D) and Light French Beige (#C8AD7F).

The recipe behind #C3A879 is rgb(195, 168, 121), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 9.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C3A879 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C3A879 color variations

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

#C3A879 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C3A879 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C3A879 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C3A879 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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#C3A879 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 #C3A879

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

Toupe color link
Toupe

#C7AC7D

Quarter Sorrell Brown color link
Quarter Sorrell Brown

#C1A07D

Light French Beige color link
Light French Beige

#C8AD7F

Golden Thistle Yellow color link
Golden Thistle Yellow

#CAA375

Coromandel color link
Coromandel

#B9A873

Canterbury Clay color link
Canterbury Clay

#C6AE83

Ecru color link
Ecru

#C2B280

Pure Beige color link
Pure Beige

#C09E80

Rodeo Dust color link
Rodeo Dust

#C7A384

Cameo color link
Cameo

#CCA483

Taupe color link
Taupe

#B9A281

Dull Beige color link
Dull Beige

#BAA182

#C3A879 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C3A879
  • RGB195, 168, 121
  • CMYK0, 11, 29, 24
  • CSSrgb(195, 168, 121)
  • HSL38°, 38%, 62%
  • HSL Precise38.108°, 38.144%, 61.961%
  • HSV38°, 38%, 76%
  • HSB38°, 38%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • GLSLvec3(0.765, 0.659, 0.475)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.765, 0.659, 0.475, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.765, 0.659, 0.475)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC3A879
  • DECIMAL ID12822649
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers23 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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