#C3C67ESoda Pop (#C3C67E) is a light, soft yellow with an OKLCH hue of 110°, lightness 0.81 and chroma 0.094. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #C3C67E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(195, 198, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(63, 39%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(63, 36%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2%, 0%, 36%, 22%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(78.2 -12 35.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.808 0.094 110) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Soda Pop shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#cbc174 — ΔE 1.6, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#cac77a — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#c3c67e — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#c3c780 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Soda Pop in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.79:1 and against black 11.7:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#f4f7b8 · #c3c67e · #a5a765 · #7f8145 · #5b5d27 · #3a3b07
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#c4ecc0 · #c2da9f · #c3c67e · #bfad6c · #b69561 · #a97f5a
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#c3c67e · #87aa98 · #85874d · #267655 · #4c4d16 · #133828
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#e4e6d1 · #c3c67e · #9fa17c · #695f9b · #404123 · #242512
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#c3c67e · #a3a3ac · #737467 · #44444a · #1c1d10 · #010103
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f1f0fc · #c8c7d4 · #9b9aa9 · #222031 · #04020e · #c3c67e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#c8e5c9 · #c3c67e · #88b77e · #584cc3 · #2c3c67 · #19051e
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#b6e6e8 · #c3c67e · #c192da · #536379 · #343957 · #041405
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#c3c67e · #93a8b2 · #407b96 · #682d4b · #340620 · #00050c
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#c3c67e · #90aaab · #338084 · #453a73 · #39050b · #010009
#CBCE8F · #D3D6A0 · #DCDFB1 · #E4E7C2 · #EDEFD3
#9FA261 · #7D7F45 · #5D5E2B · #3E3F11 · #222200
#C2C58E · #C1C49C · #C1C3AA
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.