Information about #C3DD1C color

#C3DD1C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C3DD1C falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(195, 221, 28) — 76.5% red, 86.7% green, 11% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 10 / 0 / 76 / 13. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A strongly colored sunny yellow, #C3DD1C carries an easy, daylight feel. 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 just a few steps away from Spritzer (#C2E225). Slightly further away sit Neva (#C6D60D) and Bitter Lemon (#CAE00D).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(195, 221, 28)), which gives #C3DD1C its character. On this background, black text reaches a 13.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C3DD1C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C3DD1C color variations

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#C3DD1C 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 #C3DD1C

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

Spritzer color link
Spritzer

#C2E225

Neva color link
Neva

#C6D60D

Bitter Lemon color link
Bitter Lemon

#CAE00D

Fuego color link
Fuego

#C2D62E

Key Lime Pie color link
Key Lime Pie

#BFC921

Inch Worm color link
Inch Worm

#B0E313

Alo color link
Alo

#D1CB1B

Bird Flower color link
Bird Flower

#D4CD16

Pear color link
Pear

#D1E231

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C3DD1C
  • RGB195, 221, 28
  • CMYK10, 0, 76, 13
  • CSSrgb(195, 221, 28)
  • HSL68°, 78%, 49%
  • HSL Precise68.083°, 77.51%, 48.824%
  • HSV68°, 87%, 87%
  • HSB68°, 87%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.867
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • GLSLvec3(0.765, 0.867, 0.110)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.765, 0.867, 0.110, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.765, 0.867, 0.110)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB86.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC3DD1C
  • DECIMAL ID12836124
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01