Candidate Color

#c3bc90

Candidate is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan

Inverse Color #3c436f
Complementary Color #9096c3
Color Shade: warm yellow (51.76° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 66.47% (better contrasting with white)
Candidate Color Sample
Candidate Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c3bc90

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Candidate Color. The Skipping Stone color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Southern Moss (#bca66a) for more energetic effect. Try Washed Khaki as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#9096c3 is the best complementary color to Candidate. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c3bc90 complementary color is Blue Bell, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Indian Khaki are #c3a290 and #b0c390. Thus found on the left and right of #c3bc90 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Quicksand and Swamp Green colors as they work well with Candidate.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Candidate palette consists of #a290c3 and #90b0c3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9096c3). Try Blue Bell and Nepal colors in combination with #c3bc90, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #c3bc90 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Candidate. Thus East Side and Shadow Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Candidate contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Bell, Summer Green, and Viola split by 90° on the color wheel. #c3bc90 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Candidate tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#9096c3) and two others. The Shadow Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Oriental Pink – 120° from the complementary Blue Bell. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #90c3bc and #c39096.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c3bc90 is made of 37% red, 36% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Candidate has a hue angle of 51.76°, a saturation of 29.82% and a lightness of 66.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c3bc90 is made of 0% cyan, 2.74% magenta, 20% yellow and 23.53% black ink.

HEX #c3bc90
RGB Decimal rgb(195,188,144)
RGB Percentage 37%, 36%, 27%
CMYK 0, 2.74, 20, 23.53
HSL hsl(51.76,29.82%,66.47%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(51.76,26.15%,76.47%)
CIE-LAB lab(75.8121,-4.5401,23.2028)
XYZ xyz(45.5229,49.5822,33.5566)
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