Information about #C3BB62 color

#C3BB62 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C3BB62 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(195, 187, 98) — 76.5% red, 73.3% green, 38.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 3 / 38 / 24. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated golden yellow, #C3BB62 carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Ginger Brown (#C9BE62). Slightly further away sit Fall Leaf Brown (#C8B560) and Gold Lustre (#C9B25F).

In RGB terms — rgb(195, 187, 98) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 10.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C3BB62 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C3BB62 color variations

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

#C3BB62 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 #C3BB62

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

Ginger Brown color link
Ginger Brown

#C9BE62

Gold Lustre color link
Gold Lustre

#C9B25F

Dark Khaki color link
Dark Khaki

#BDB76B

Golden Green color link
Golden Green

#BDB369

Vegas Gold color link
Vegas Gold

#C5B358

Pomelo Olive color link
Pomelo Olive

#BFBD70

Tacha color link
Tacha

#D2B960

Wild Willow color link
Wild Willow

#BECA60

Desert color link
Desert

#CCAD60

Olive Green color link
Olive Green

#B5B35C

Gimblet color link
Gimblet

#B9AD61

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C3BB62
  • RGB195, 187, 98
  • CMYK0, 3, 38, 24
  • CSSrgb(195, 187, 98)
  • HSL55°, 45%, 57%
  • HSL Precise55.052°, 44.7%, 57.451%
  • HSV55°, 50%, 76%
  • HSB55°, 50%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.384
  • GLSLvec3(0.765, 0.733, 0.384)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.765, 0.733, 0.384, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.765, 0.733, 0.384)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB38.4%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC3BB62
  • DECIMAL ID12827490
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01