Information about #C3AE13 color

#C3AE13 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C3AE13 falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(195, 174, 19) — 76.5% red, 68.2% green, 7.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 8 / 69 / 24. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #C3AE13 reads as a strongly colored sunny yellow and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Cookie Brown (#C7A317). Slightly further away sit Olive Yellow (#C2B709) and Muddy Yellow (#BFAC05).

The recipe behind #C3AE13 is rgb(195, 174, 19), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C3AE13: 9.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#C3AE13 color variations

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#C3AE13 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 #C3AE13

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

Olive Yellow color link
Olive Yellow

#C2B709

Muddy Yellow color link
Muddy Yellow

#BFAC05

Puke Yellow color link
Puke Yellow

#C2BE0E

Funk color link
Funk

#C6AA24

Lemon Curry color link
Lemon Curry

#CCA01D

Earls Green color link
Earls Green

#B8A722

Gold Foil color link
Gold Foil

#BD9B16

Ocher color link
Ocher

#BF9B0C

Vomit Yellow color link
Vomit Yellow

#C7C10C

La Rioja color link
La Rioja

#BAC00E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C3AE13
  • RGB195, 174, 19
  • CMYK0, 8, 69, 24
  • CSSrgb(195, 174, 19)
  • HSL53°, 82%, 42%
  • HSL Precise52.841°, 82.243%, 41.961%
  • HSV53°, 90%, 76%
  • HSB53°, 90%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.075
  • GLSLvec3(0.765, 0.682, 0.075)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.765, 0.682, 0.075, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.765, 0.682, 0.075)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB7.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC3AE13
  • DECIMAL ID12824083
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01