Information about #C3B8AD color

#C3B8AD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C3B8AD falls into the Orange Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(195, 184, 173) — 76.5% red, 72.2% green, 67.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 4 / 9 / 24. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #C3B8AD reads as a gently muted orange and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Half Joss (#C6B9AB). Slightly further away sit Quarter Grey Olive (#C2BCAB) and Cotton Seed (#BFBAAF).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(195, 184, 173)), which gives #C3B8AD its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C3B8AD: 10.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. No one has named #C3B8AD so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#C3B8AD color variations

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

#C3B8AD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C3B8AD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C3B8AD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C3B8AD 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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#C3B8AD 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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Nearest named colors to #C3B8AD

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

Half Joss color link
Half Joss

#C6B9AB

Quarter Grey Olive color link
Quarter Grey Olive

#C2BCAB

Cotton Seed color link
Cotton Seed

#BFBAAF

Tide color link
Tide

#BFB8B0

Eighth Pravda color link
Eighth Pravda

#C3BCB0

Truffle color link
Truffle

#BEB9AD

Cloud color link
Cloud

#C2BCB1

Triple Thorndon Cream color link
Triple Thorndon Cream

#C5BDAA

Grey Nickel color link
Grey Nickel

#BDBAAE

Half Bison Hide color link
Half Bison Hide

#C7BDAB

Quarter Malta color link
Quarter Malta

#C6B8A6

Eighth Stonehenge color link
Eighth Stonehenge

#BDB9B2

#C3B8AD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C3B8AD
  • RGB195, 184, 173
  • CMYK0, 4, 9, 24
  • CSSrgb(195, 184, 173)
  • HSL30°, 15%, 72%
  • HSL Precise30°, 15.493%, 72.157%
  • HSV30°, 11%, 76%
  • HSB30°, 11%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.722
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • GLSLvec3(0.765, 0.722, 0.678)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.765, 0.722, 0.678, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.765, 0.722, 0.678)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.8%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC3B8AD
  • DECIMAL ID12826797
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited297 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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