HEX atlas value

#C3AB28

#C3AB28 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Old Gold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 195, 171, 40, HSL 51, 66%, 46%, has luminance 0.4088, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#C3AB28 Sample readable text

HEX #C3AB28

RGB rgb(195, 171, 40)

HSL hsl(51 66% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 12, 79, 24)

Luminance 0.4088

Contrast Black 9.18:1White 2.29:1

CSS

--color-c3ab28: #C3AB28;
.background-c3ab28 { background-color: #C3AB28; }
.text-c3ab28 { color: #C3AB28; }

Luminance0.4088

Black text9.18:1AA Pass

White text2.29:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#C3AB28","rgb":[195,171,40],"hsl":[51,66,46],"cmyk":[0,12,79,24],"luminance":0.4088,"contrast":{"black":9.18,"white":2.29}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.18,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.29,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E0CE67","hex":"#E0CE67","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.19,"contrastWhite":1.59,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#DDBE0E","hex":"#DDBE0E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.45,"contrastWhite":1.83,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.86,"contrastWhite":1.93,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.33,"contrastWhite":2.03,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#8DC328","hex":"#8DC328","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.97,"contrastWhite":2.11,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Old Gold adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/c3ab28.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/old-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peridot.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#283FC3","analogous":["#C35E28","#8DC328"],"triadic":["#28C3AB","#AB28C3"],"tetradic":["#28C35E","#283FC3","#C3288D"],"splitComplementary":["#288DC3","#5E28C3"],"monochromatic":["#E0CE67","#C3AB28","#776818"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E0CE67","dark":"#776818","saturated":"#DDBE0E","desaturated":"#A99942","pastel":"#DBCF8F","neon":"#FFDC14"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":24.596747752497688},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":25.079872407968907},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":29.427877939124322},{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":29.949958263743873},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":29.949958263743873}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C3AB28

#C3AB28 is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #C3AB28 is visually closest to Old Gold, a named yellow color with HEX #CFB53B.

The RGB channels are 195, 171, and 40, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 51deg with 66% saturation and 46% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and highlight and warning systems. Its luminance is 0.4088, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 24.60, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.18:1AA Pass

White text2.29:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C3AB28 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.18:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.29:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E0CE67#000000 text · best 13.19:1#E0CE67

#DDBE0E#000000 text · best 11.45:1#DDBE0E

Peridot#000000 text · best 10.86:1#B4C424

Old Gold#000000 text · best 10.33:1#CFB53B

#8DC328#000000 text · best 9.97:1#8DC328

Generated Palette

#C3AB28#C3AB28

#283FC3#283FC3

#C35E28#C35E28

#8DC328#8DC328

#E0CE67#E0CE67

#776818#776818

Color Harmonies

#283FC3#283FC3

#C35E28#C35E28

#8DC328#8DC328

#28C3AB#28C3AB

#AB28C3#AB28C3

Variants

#E0CE67#E0CE67

#776818#776818

#DDBE0E#DDBE0E

#A99942#A99942

#DBCF8F#DBCF8F

#FFDC14#FFDC14

Nearest Named Colors

Old Gold#CFB53B

Goldenrod#DAA520

Peridot#B4C424

Brass#B5A642

Brushed Brass#B5A642

#C3AB28

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C3AB28

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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