HEX atlas value

#C3C028

#C3C028 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Peridot. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 195, 192, 40, HSL 59, 66%, 46%, has luminance 0.4945, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#C3C028 Sample readable text

HEX #C3C028

RGB rgb(195, 192, 40)

HSL hsl(59 66% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 2, 79, 24)

Luminance 0.4945

Contrast Black 10.89:1White 1.93:1

CSS

--color-c3c028: #C3C028;
.background-c3c028 { background-color: #C3C028; }
.text-c3c028 { color: #C3C028; }

Luminance0.4945

Black text10.89:1AA Pass

White text1.93:1AA 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":"#C3C028","rgb":[195,192,40],"hsl":[59,66,46],"cmyk":[0,2,79,24],"luminance":0.4945,"contrast":{"black":10.89,"white":1.93}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.89,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.93,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E0DE67","hex":"#E0DE67","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.81,"contrastWhite":1.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.63,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#DDD90E","hex":"#DDD90E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.01,"contrastWhite":1.5,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Peridot adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/c3c028.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peridot.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/acid-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/old-gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#282AC3","analogous":["#C37328","#78C328"],"triadic":["#28C3C0","#C028C3"],"tetradic":["#28C373","#282AC3","#C32878"],"splitComplementary":["#2878C3","#7328C3"],"monochromatic":["#E0DE67","#C3C028","#777518"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E0DE67","dark":"#777518","saturated":"#DDD90E","desaturated":"#A9A742","pastel":"#DBDA8F","neon":"#FFFB14"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":16.0312195418814},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":23.62202362203543},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":25.019992006393608},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":36.359317925395686},{"slug":"pear","name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","distance":37.8549864614954}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C3C028

#C3C028 is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #C3C028 is visually closest to Peridot, a named yellow color with HEX #B4C424.

The RGB channels are 195, 192, and 40, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 59deg 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 0.4945, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.03, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.89:1AA Pass

White text1.93:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C3C028 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.89:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.93:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E0DE67#000000 text · best 14.81:1#E0DE67

Pear#000000 text · best 14.63:1#D1E231

#DDD90E#000000 text · best 14.01:1#DDD90E

Peridot#000000 text · best 10.86:1#B4C424

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

Generated Palette

#C3C028#C3C028

#282AC3#282AC3

#C37328#C37328

#78C328#78C328

#E0DE67#E0DE67

#777518#777518

Color Harmonies

#282AC3#282AC3

#C37328#C37328

#78C328#78C328

#28C3C0#28C3C0

#C028C3#C028C3

Variants

#E0DE67#E0DE67

#777518#777518

#DDD90E#DDD90E

#A9A742#A9A742

#DBDA8F#DBDA8F

#FFFB14#FFFB14

Nearest Named Colors

Peridot#B4C424

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Old Gold#CFB53B

Goldenrod#DAA520

Pear#D1E231

#C3C028

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C3C028

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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