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Amber Silk Dust

Yellow · Hue 50
Hex
#C3BC98
RGB
rgb(195, 188, 152)
HSL
hsl(50, 26%, 68%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 4%, 22%, 24%)
Metrics
S 26% · L 68%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
1.9:1Fail
on black
11:1AA
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About this color

Amber Silk Dust (#C3BC98) belongs to the yellow family — hue 50°, 26% saturation, 68% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.

CSS
:root {
  --colorarchive-amber-silk-dust: #C3BC98;
  --colorarchive-amber-silk-dust-hsl: hsl(50, 26%, 68%);
  --colorarchive-amber-silk-dust-rgb: rgb(195, 188, 152);
}

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Tonal strip

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Palette moves

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Lighter companion
Amber Bloom Dust
#D2CCB2 · hsl(50, 26%, 76%)
Darker companion
Amber Tone Dust
#B4AB7E · hsl(50, 26%, 60%)
Complementary counterpoint
Indigo Silk Dust
#989FC3 · hsl(230, 26%, 68%)
Analogous lead
Chartreuse Silk Dust
#B8C398 · hsl(75, 26%, 68%)
Analogous echo
Tangerine Silk Dust
#C3AA98 · hsl(25, 26%, 68%)
Triadic +120°
Lagoon Silk Dust
#98C3BC · hsl(170, 26%, 68%)
Triadic +240°
Magenta Silk Dust
#BC98C3 · hsl(290, 26%, 68%)
Split-comp +150°
Azure Silk Dust
#98B4C3 · hsl(200, 26%, 68%)
Split-comp +210°
Orchid Silk Dust
#A698C3 · hsl(260, 26%, 68%)
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Base: Amber Silk Dust #C3BC98
Lighter companion: Amber Bloom Dust #D2CCB2
Darker companion: Amber Tone Dust #B4AB7E
Complementary counterpoint: Indigo Silk Dust #989FC3
Analogous lead: Chartreuse Silk Dust #B8C398
Analogous echo: Tangerine Silk Dust #C3AA98
Triadic +120°: Lagoon Silk Dust #98C3BC
Triadic +240°: Magenta Silk Dust #BC98C3
Split-comp +150°: Azure Silk Dust #98B4C3
Split-comp +210°: Orchid Silk Dust #A698C3

Nearest neighbors

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Nearby match
Amber Silk Muted
#BCB79F · hsl(50, 18%, 68%)
Nearby match
Amber Silk Soft
#C9C092 · hsl(50, 34%, 68%)
Nearby match
Saffron Silk Dust
#C3B898 · hsl(45, 26%, 68%)
Nearby match
Canary Silk Dust
#C3BF98 · hsl(55, 26%, 68%)
Nearby match
Amber Tone Dust
#B4AB7E · hsl(50, 26%, 60%)
Nearby match
Amber Bloom Dust
#D2CCB2 · hsl(50, 26%, 76%)

Accessible pairings

Archive colors that meet WCAG contrast standards when paired with this color. Use as text-on-background or background-on-text.

Contrast checker
AAA7:1
Indigo Shadow Vivid
#13247C
AAA7.1:1
Indigo Shadow Bright
#0B1F83
AAA7.1:1
Indigo Shadow Pure
#061C89
AAA7.1:1
Indigo Nocturne Muted
#2A2D3C
AAA7.4:1
Indigo Nocturne Dust
#262A40
AAA7.6:1
Indigo Nocturne Soft
#222744

Color Vision Simulation

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Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#C0C1A4
Protanopia
#C0C0A2
Tritanopia
#C3A9AA
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