Information about #C3AF33 color

#C3AF33 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C3AF33 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(195, 175, 51) — 76.5% red, 68.6% green, 20% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 8 / 56 / 24. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#C3AF33 is a clearly saturated golden yellow that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Warm Olive (#C7B63C). Slightly further away sit Vintage Yellow (#CBA92B) and Greenfinch (#BDA928).

The recipe behind #C3AF33 is rgb(195, 175, 51), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 9.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C3AF33 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C3AF33 color variations

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

#C3AF33 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 #C3AF33

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

Warm Olive color link
Warm Olive

#C7B63C

Greenfinch color link
Greenfinch

#BDA928

Old Gold color link
Old Gold

#CFB53B

Funk color link
Funk

#C6AA24

Rustic Gold color link
Rustic Gold

#C2A03D

Karma color link
Karma

#B6A237

Billy T color link
Billy T

#C1B943

Earls Green color link
Earls Green

#B8A722

Brass color link
Brass

#B5A642

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C3AF33
  • RGB195, 175, 51
  • CMYK0, 8, 56, 24
  • CSSrgb(195, 175, 51)
  • HSL52°, 59%, 48%
  • HSL Precise51.667°, 58.537%, 48.235%
  • HSV52°, 74%, 76%
  • HSB52°, 74%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.200
  • GLSLvec3(0.765, 0.686, 0.200)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.765, 0.686, 0.200, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.765, 0.686, 0.200)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB20%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC3AF33
  • DECIMAL ID12824371
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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