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#C3C585

#c3c585 ≈ Dark Khaki

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#c3c585 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.47% red, 77.25% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.02% cyan, 0% magenta, 32.49% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 61.88°, with 35.56% saturation and 64.71% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Khaki (#bdb76b), ΔE 4.92.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.5323

Complementary

  1. #c3c585
  2. #8785c5

Split complementary

  1. #c3c585
  2. #85a3c5
  3. #a785c5

Analogous

  1. #c5a785
  2. #c3c585
  3. #a3c585

Triadic

  1. #c3c585
  2. #85c3c5
  3. #c585c3

Tetradic

  1. #c3c585
  2. #85c587
  3. #8785c5
  4. #c585c3

Square

  1. #c3c585
  2. #85c5a7
  3. #8785c5
  4. #c585a3

Monochromatic

  1. #767839
  2. #a9ac52
  3. #c3c585
  4. #dddeb9
  5. #f6f6ed

Shades

#c3c585 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c3c585
  2. #b0b178
  3. #9c9e6a
  4. #898a5d
  5. #757650
  6. #626343
  7. #4e4f35
  8. #3b3b28
  9. #27271b
  10. #14140d
  11. #000000

Tints

#c3c585 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c3c585
  2. #c9cb91
  3. #cfd19d
  4. #d5d6aa
  5. #dbdcb6
  6. #e1e2c2
  7. #e7e8ce
  8. #edeeda
  9. #f3f3e7
  10. #f9f9f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c3c585 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c3c585
  2. #bcbe85
  3. #b6b784
  4. #afb084
  5. #a8a983
  6. #a2a383
  7. #9b9c82
  8. #949582
  9. #8d8e81
  10. #878781
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2c3ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfc081 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0c288 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cbbdb5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cac282 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbc387 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8c1a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c3c585 {
  color: #c3c585;
}
Background
.bg-c3c585 {
  background-color: #c3c585;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c3c585 {
  border: 2px solid #c3c585;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c3c585;
  --color-primary-rgb: 195 197 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 62 36% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c3c585 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c3c585, #a3c585);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c3c585 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(195 197 133 / 0.35);
}

#bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 4.92 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.16 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 7.67 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.68 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.77 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 8.96 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.37 #3c3a7a Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Dark Khaki
#c3c585  rgb(195, 197, 133)  hsl(62, 36%, 65%)  Dark Khaki
#8785c5  rgb(135, 133, 197)  hsl(242, 36%, 65%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#85c3c5  rgb(133, 195, 197)  hsl(182, 36%, 65%)  Opal
#c585c3  rgb(197, 133, 195)  hsl(302, 36%, 65%)  Sky Magenta