Palettes / Colors / #C3D331
#C3D331 — Yellow
#C3D331 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color YellowGreen (#9ACD32). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: yellowgreen (#9ACD32) — not an exact match. CSS yellowgreen gives you #9ACD32, a different color; use #C3D331 when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#C3D331 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #4131D3; it also sits naturally between #D39231 and #72D331. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #C3D331 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 195, 211, 49 |
| HSL | 66°, 65%, 51% |
| HSV | 66°, 77%, 83% |
| CMYK | 8%, 0%, 77%, 17% |
| XYZ | 46.35, 58.41, 11.74 |
| Yxy | 58.41, 0.3979, 0.5014 |
| CIE-Lab | 80.97, -24.39, 72.00 |
| Hunter Lab | 76.43, -21.75, 41.78 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 76% · Green 83% · Blue 19%
Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 77% · Key 17%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #C3D331
.text { color: #C3D331; }
.background { background-color: #C3D331; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C3D331; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(195, 211, 49); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 65%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C3D331; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(195, 211, 49, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C3D331; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(195, 211, 49, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#C3D331">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C3D331">Div content here</div>
Shades of #C3D331
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Tones of #C3D331
Color harmonies
Complementary — #4131D3:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.66:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.68:1 AAA |
Best text color on #C3D331: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C3D331
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #C3D331: ·
How #C3D331 looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #C3D331 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #C3D331?
#C3D331 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 195, 211, 49). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #C3D331?
#C3D331 is RGB 195, 211, 49 — HSL 66°, 65%, 51% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 77%, 17%.
What colors go with #C3D331?
Its complement is #4131D3; analogous partners are #D39231 and #72D331. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #C3D331 for text?
Black text on #C3D331 has a contrast ratio of 12.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.66:1.