Information about #C3C29C color

#C3C29C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C3C29C falls into the Yellow Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(195, 194, 156) — 76.5% red, 76.1% green, 61.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 0 / 15 / 24. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#C3C29C presents itself as a calm, restrained yellow — one that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Gooseberry (#BFC298). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Sisal (#C5BAA0) and Half Pavlova (#CBBFA0).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(195, 194, 156)), which gives #C3C29C its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C3C29C: 11.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C3C29C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C3C29C color variations

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

#C3C29C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C3C29C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#83824F

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Black

#000000

#C3C29C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C3C29C 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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#C3C29C 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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#C49CB1
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Nearest named colors to #C3C29C

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

Gooseberry color link
Gooseberry

#BFC298

Sisal color link
Sisal

#C5BAA0

Half Pavlova color link
Half Pavlova

#CBBFA0

Double Fossil color link
Double Fossil

#C2B89E

Double Parchment color link
Double Parchment

#C7BBA3

Beachcomber color link
Beachcomber

#C7BA95

Aspiring color link
Aspiring

#BBBBA1

Caraway color link
Caraway

#C7BFA8

Eighth Colins Wicket color link
Eighth Colins Wicket

#C4B59C

Grain Brown color link
Grain Brown

#CAB8A2

Soft Apple color link
Soft Apple

#B8CA9D

Beryl Green color link
Beryl Green

#BCBFA8

#C3C29C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C3C29C
  • RGB195, 194, 156
  • CMYK0, 0, 15, 24
  • CSSrgb(195, 194, 156)
  • HSL58°, 25%, 69%
  • HSL Precise58.462°, 24.528%, 68.824%
  • HSV58°, 20%, 76%
  • HSB58°, 20%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.761
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • GLSLvec3(0.765, 0.761, 0.612)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.765, 0.761, 0.612, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.765, 0.761, 0.612)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB76.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB61.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC3C29C
  • DECIMAL ID12829340
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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