Information about #C3B10B color

#C3B10B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C3B10B falls into the Yellow Color FamilyFull Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(195, 177, 11) — 76.5% red, 69.4% green, 4.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 72 / 24. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #C3B10B reads as a maximally vivid golden yellow and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Olive Yellow (#C2B709). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Muddy Yellow (#BFAC05) and Brownish Yellow (#C9B003).

The recipe behind #C3B10B is rgb(195, 177, 11), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C3B10B: 9.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C3B10B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C3B10B color variations

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

#C3B10B 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 #C3B10B

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

Olive Yellow color link
Olive Yellow

#C2B709

Muddy Yellow color link
Muddy Yellow

#BFAC05

Puke Yellow color link
Puke Yellow

#C2BE0E

Vomit Yellow color link
Vomit Yellow

#C7C10C

La Rioja color link
La Rioja

#BAC00E

Cookie Brown color link
Cookie Brown

#C7A317

Burnt Yellow color link
Burnt Yellow

#D5AB09

Yellow Ochre color link
Yellow Ochre

#CB9D06

Fashion Gold color link
Fashion Gold

#D2A500

Ocre color link
Ocre

#C69C04

Ocher color link
Ocher

#BF9B0C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C3B10B
  • RGB195, 177, 11
  • CMYK0, 7, 72, 24
  • CSSrgb(195, 177, 11)
  • HSL54°, 89%, 40%
  • HSL Precise54.13°, 89.32%, 40.392%
  • HSV54°, 94%, 76%
  • HSB54°, 94%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.043
  • GLSLvec3(0.765, 0.694, 0.043)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.765, 0.694, 0.043, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.765, 0.694, 0.043)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB4.3%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC3B10B
  • DECIMAL ID12824843
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01