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#C3A798 Color

#C3A798 is rgb(195, 167, 152) in RGB, hsl(21, 26%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 14%, 22%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Grullo (#A99A86), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C3A798
HEX#C3A798
RGBrgb(195, 167, 152)
HSLhsl(21, 26%, 68%)
HSVhsv(21, 22%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 14%, 22%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(74.9% 0.039 49.9)
LABlab(70.70% 8.81 11.77)
LCHlch(70.70% 14.70 53.18)

What #C3A798 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 #C3A798, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Grullo#A99A86ΔE 8.36Silver Pink#C4AEADΔE 8.55Khaki (Web) (Khaki)#C3B091ΔE 8.91Dark Vanilla#D1BEA8ΔE 8.91Pale Taupe#BC987EΔE 9.13Tuscany#C09999ΔE 9.38

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

#C3A798 Channel Values

How #C3A798 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 167 · B 1528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 21° · S 26% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 21° · S 22% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 14% · Y 22% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.26:1 vs white · 9.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C3A798 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 text2.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C3A798 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C3A798

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C3A798; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C3A798
Complementary
#98B4C3
Analogous
#C3989F
Analogous
#C3BC98
Triadic
#98C3A7
Triadic
#A798C3
Split comp.
#98C3BC
Split comp.
#989FC3

Tints & Shades of #C3A798

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

#CAB2A5
#D4C0B5
#DBCBC2
#E3D6CF
#EAE1DC
#F4EFEC

Shades

#B28E7B
#A1765E
#84604D
#64493A
#47342A
#2A1F19

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C3A798.

How #C3A798 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#C3A798
Protanopia#ACAC98
Protanomaly#B6AA98
Deuteranopia#B1B197
Deuteranomaly#B8AD97
Tritanopia#C4A5A5
Tritanomaly#C4A6A0
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C3A798 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c3a798: #C3A798;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C3A798;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c3a798': '#C3A798' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.765, green: 0.655, blue: 0.596)
Android XML<color name="color_c3a798">#C3A798</color>
SVG fillfill="#C3A798"

More Orange Colors

#C3A798 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#C3A798 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C3A798?

#C3A798 is a light orange — rgb(195, 167, 152) in RGB and hsl(21, 26%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Grullo (#A99A86), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.36.

What is the RGB value of #C3A798?

#C3A798 is rgb(195, 167, 152) — red 195, green 167, and blue 152 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C3A798?

#C3A798 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 14%, 22%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C3A798 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C3A798 scores 2.26:1 against white and 9.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C3A798 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C3A798 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 rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 12.14, which is visibly different.

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