Information about #C4A50E color

#C4A50E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C4A50E falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(196, 165, 14) — 76.9% red, 64.7% green, 5.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 12 / 71 / 23. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #C4A50E reads as a maximally vivid golden yellow and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Cookie Brown (#C7A317). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Ocher (#BF9B0C) and Muddy Yellow (#BFAC05).

In RGB terms — rgb(196, 165, 14) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C4A50E: 8.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C4A50E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C4A50E color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#C4A50E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C4A50E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#756308

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#4E4205

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Black

#000000

#C4A50E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#B99F21

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#AD9936

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#908965

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Grey

#808080

#C4A50E color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#C35C0D

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#C3130D

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#C30D50

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#C4A50E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#0E2CC4
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#4A0EC4
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#0E87C4
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#C44A0E
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#0EC4A5
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#A50EC4
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#2CC40E
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#0E2CC4
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#A50EC4
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#0EC44A
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#0E2CC4
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#C40E87
#C40E87

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Nearest named colors to #C4A50E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Cookie Brown color link
Cookie Brown

#C7A317

Ocher color link
Ocher

#BF9B0C

Muddy Yellow color link
Muddy Yellow

#BFAC05

Yellow Ochre color link
Yellow Ochre

#CB9D06

Ocre color link
Ocre

#C69C04

Gold Foil color link
Gold Foil

#BD9B16

Brownish Yellow color link
Brownish Yellow

#C9B003

Lemon Curry color link
Lemon Curry

#CCA01D

Buddha Gold color link
Buddha Gold

#BC9B1B

Burnt Yellow color link
Burnt Yellow

#D5AB09

Olive Yellow color link
Olive Yellow

#C2B709

Orange Gold color link
Orange Gold

#D4A017

#C4A50E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C4A50E
  • RGB196, 165, 14
  • CMYK0, 12, 71, 23
  • CSSrgb(196, 165, 14)
  • HSL50°, 87%, 41%
  • HSL Precise49.78°, 86.667%, 41.176%
  • HSV50°, 93%, 77%
  • HSB50°, 93%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.055
  • GLSLvec3(0.769, 0.647, 0.055)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.769, 0.647, 0.055, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.769, 0.647, 0.055)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB5.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC4A50E
  • DECIMAL ID12887310
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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