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#C3A560 Color

#C3A560 is rgb(195, 165, 96) in RGB, hsl(42, 45%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 15%, 51%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Aztec Gold (#C39953), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.83. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C3A560
HEX#C3A560
RGBrgb(195, 165, 96)
HSLhsl(42, 45%, 57%)
HSVhsv(42, 51%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 15%, 51%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(73.4% 0.095 86.6)
LABlab(69.34% 4.91 39.78)
LCHlch(69.34% 40.08 82.96)

What #C3A560 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #C3A560, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#C3A560 Channel Values

How #C3A560 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 195 · G 165 · B 968-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 42° · S 45% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 42° · S 51% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 15% · Y 51% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.37:1 vs white · 8.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C3A560 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C3A560

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C3A560; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #C3A560

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C3A560.

How #C3A560 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#C3A560
Protanopia#ABAB60
Protanomaly#B5A860
Deuteranopia#B0B05E
Deuteranomaly#B8AB5F
Tritanopia#C89E9E
Tritanomaly#C6A18A
Achromatopsia#A8A8A8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C3A560 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-c3a560: #C3A560;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C3A560;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c3a560': '#C3A560' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.765, green: 0.647, blue: 0.376)
Android XML<color name="color_c3a560">#C3A560</color>
SVG fillfill="#C3A560"

More Yellow Colors

#C3A560 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C3A560 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C3A560?

#C3A560 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(195, 165, 96) in RGB and hsl(42, 45%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Aztec Gold (#C39953), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.83.

What is the RGB value of #C3A560?

#C3A560 is rgb(195, 165, 96) — red 195, green 165, and blue 96 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C3A560?

#C3A560 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 15%, 51%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C3A560 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C3A560 scores 2.37:1 against white and 8.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C3A560 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C3A560 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkkhaki (#BDB76B) at a CIE76 distance of 11.57, which is visibly different.

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