Information about #C3CE99 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#C3CE99 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(195, 206, 153) — 76.5% red, 80.8% green, 60% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 4 / 0 / 21 / 19. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #C3CE99 reads as a mildly saturated yellow and 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 near neighbor of Old Medium Goldenrod (#CDCD96). Slightly further away sit Soft Apple (#B8CA9D) and Springtide Green (#C8CB8E).

In RGB terms — rgb(195, 206, 153) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 12.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.7:1. #C3CE99 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#C3CE99 color variations

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

#C3CE99 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C3CE99 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C3CE99 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C3CE99 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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#C3CE99 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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#CD98A8
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Nearest named colors to #C3CE99

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

Old Medium Goldenrod color link
Old Medium Goldenrod

#CDCD96

Soft Apple color link
Soft Apple

#B8CA9D

Springtide Green color link
Springtide Green

#C8CB8E

Gooseberry color link
Gooseberry

#BFC298

Pixie Green color link
Pixie Green

#BBCDA5

Pale Leaf color link
Pale Leaf

#BDCAA8

Rice Paper color link
Rice Paper

#D2D69C

Thistle Green color link
Thistle Green

#CCCAA8

Half Pavlova color link
Half Pavlova

#CBBFA0

Pastel Sand color link
Pastel Sand

#D3C7A2

Nirvana color link
Nirvana

#C3BF8B

Triple Wheatfield color link
Triple Wheatfield

#D1C6A6

#C3CE99 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C3CE99
  • RGB195, 206, 153
  • CMYK4, 0, 21, 19
  • CSSrgb(195, 206, 153)
  • HSL72°, 35%, 70%
  • HSL Precise72.453°, 35.099%, 70.392%
  • HSV72°, 26%, 81%
  • HSB72°, 26%, 81%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.808
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • GLSLvec3(0.765, 0.808, 0.600)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.765, 0.808, 0.600, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.765, 0.808, 0.600)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC3CE99
  • DECIMAL ID12832409
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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