Information about #C3C918 color

#C3C918 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C3C918 falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(195, 201, 24) — 76.5% red, 78.8% green, 9.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 2 / 0 / 69 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A energetic, saturated yellow, #C3C918 sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Key Lime Pie (#BFC921). Nearby in the Register you will also find Rio Grande (#B7C61A) and Alo (#D1CB1B).

In RGB terms — rgb(195, 201, 24) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 11.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.8:1. No one has named #C3C918 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#C3C918 color variations

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

#C3C918 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 #C3C918

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

Key Lime Pie color link
Key Lime Pie

#BFC921

Rio Grande color link
Rio Grande

#B7C61A

Alo color link
Alo

#D1CB1B

Puke Yellow color link
Puke Yellow

#C2BE0E

Vomit Yellow color link
Vomit Yellow

#C7C10C

La Rioja color link
La Rioja

#BAC00E

Barberry color link
Barberry

#D2C61F

Neva color link
Neva

#C6D60D

Bird Flower color link
Bird Flower

#D4CD16

Dirty Yellow color link
Dirty Yellow

#CDC50A

Acid Green color link
Acid Green

#B0BF1A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C3C918
  • RGB195, 201, 24
  • CMYK2, 0, 69, 21
  • CSSrgb(195, 201, 24)
  • HSL62°, 79%, 44%
  • HSL Precise62.034°, 78.667%, 44.118%
  • HSV62°, 88%, 79%
  • HSB62°, 88%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.094
  • GLSLvec3(0.765, 0.788, 0.094)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.765, 0.788, 0.094, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.765, 0.788, 0.094)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB9.4%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC3C918
  • DECIMAL ID12831000
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01