Information about #C3AA46 color

#C3AA46 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #C3AA46 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(195, 170, 70) — 76.5% red, 66.7% green, 27.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 10 / 49 / 24. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #C3AA46 reads as a pleasantly vivid sunny yellow and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Sundance (#C4AA4D). Slightly further away sit Antique Gold Metallic (#CFA94A) and Rustic Gold (#C2A03D).

The recipe behind #C3AA46 is rgb(195, 170, 70), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C3AA46: 9.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. No one has named #C3AA46 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#C3AA46 color variations

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

#C3AA46 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C3AA46 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C3AA46 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C3AA46 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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#C3AA46 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 #C3AA46

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

Sundance color link
Sundance

#C4AA4D

Antique Gold Metallic color link
Antique Gold Metallic

#CFA94A

Rustic Gold color link
Rustic Gold

#C2A03D

Brass color link
Brass

#B5A642

Billy T color link
Billy T

#C1B943

Warm Olive color link
Warm Olive

#C7B63C

Dark Pastel Gold color link
Dark Pastel Gold

#BBA151

Old Gold color link
Old Gold

#CFB53B

Vegas Gold color link
Vegas Gold

#C5B358

Golden Spice color link
Golden Spice

#C6973F

Satin Sheen Gold color link
Satin Sheen Gold

#CBA135

Karma color link
Karma

#B6A237

#C3AA46 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C3AA46
  • RGB195, 170, 70
  • CMYK0, 10, 49, 24
  • CSSrgb(195, 170, 70)
  • HSL48°, 51%, 52%
  • HSL Precise48°, 51.02%, 51.961%
  • HSV48°, 64%, 76%
  • HSB48°, 64%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.275
  • GLSLvec3(0.765, 0.667, 0.275)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.765, 0.667, 0.275, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.765, 0.667, 0.275)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB27.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC3AA46
  • DECIMAL ID12823110
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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