Information about #C4AF45 color

#C4AF45 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #C4AF45 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(196, 175, 69) — 76.9% red, 68.6% green, 27.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 8 / 50 / 23. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pleasantly vivid yellow, #C4AF45 sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Sundance (#C4AA4D). Nearby in the Register you will also find Billy T (#C1B943) and Warm Olive (#C7B63C).

In RGB terms — rgb(196, 175, 69) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #C4AF45 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C4AF45 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C4AF45 color variations

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

#C4AF45 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C4AF45 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C4AF45 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C4AF45 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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#C4AF45 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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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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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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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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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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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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Nearest named colors to #C4AF45

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

Sundance color link
Sundance

#C4AA4D

Billy T color link
Billy T

#C1B943

Warm Olive color link
Warm Olive

#C7B63C

Antique Gold Metallic color link
Antique Gold Metallic

#CFA94A

Old Gold color link
Old Gold

#CFB53B

Rustic Gold color link
Rustic Gold

#C2A03D

Brass color link
Brass

#B5A642

Vegas Gold color link
Vegas Gold

#C5B358

Dark Pastel Gold color link
Dark Pastel Gold

#BBA151

Metallic Gold color link
Metallic Gold

#D3AF37

Satin Sheen Gold color link
Satin Sheen Gold

#CBA135

Karma color link
Karma

#B6A237

#C4AF45 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C4AF45
  • RGB196, 175, 69
  • CMYK0, 8, 50, 23
  • CSSrgb(196, 175, 69)
  • HSL50°, 52%, 52%
  • HSL Precise50.079°, 51.837%, 51.961%
  • HSV50°, 65%, 77%
  • HSB50°, 65%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.271
  • GLSLvec3(0.769, 0.686, 0.271)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.769, 0.686, 0.271, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.769, 0.686, 0.271)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB27.1%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC4AF45
  • DECIMAL ID12889925
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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