Information about #C3AA6F color

#C3AA6F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #C3AA6F is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(195, 170, 111) — 76.5% red, 66.7% green, 43.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 10 / 33 / 24. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A clearly saturated warm orange, #C3AA6F 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 Safari (#C0A469). Slightly further away sit Pale Oak (#BBA46D) and Coromandel (#B9A873).

The recipe behind #C3AA6F is rgb(195, 170, 111), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 9.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C3AA6F is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C3AA6F color variations

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#C3AA6F 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 #C3AA6F

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

Safari color link
Safari

#C0A469

Pale Oak color link
Pale Oak

#BBA46D

Coromandel color link
Coromandel

#B9A873

Golden Green color link
Golden Green

#BDB369

Toupe color link
Toupe

#C7AC7D

Dark Khaki color link
Dark Khaki

#BDB76B

Misty Moss color link
Misty Moss

#BBB477

White Oak color link
White Oak

#CE9F6F

Iko color link
Iko

#B3AB6E

Camel color link
Camel

#C19A6B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C3AA6F
  • RGB195, 170, 111
  • CMYK0, 10, 33, 24
  • CSSrgb(195, 170, 111)
  • HSL42°, 41%, 60%
  • HSL Precise42.143°, 41.176%, 60%
  • HSV42°, 43%, 76%
  • HSB42°, 43%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.435
  • GLSLvec3(0.765, 0.667, 0.435)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.765, 0.667, 0.435, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.765, 0.667, 0.435)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC3AA6F
  • DECIMAL ID12823151
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01