Information about #C4B917 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #C4B917 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(196, 185, 23) — 76.9% red, 72.5% green, 9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 4 / 68 / 23. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#C4B917 is a strongly colored golden yellow that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Puke Yellow (#C2BE0E). Slightly further away sit Vomit Yellow (#C7C10C) and Olive Yellow (#C2B709).

The recipe behind #C4B917 is rgb(196, 185, 23), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C4B917: 10.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#C4B917 color variations

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

#C4B917 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C4B917 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C4B917 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C4B917 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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#C4B917 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 #C4B917

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

Puke Yellow color link
Puke Yellow

#C2BE0E

Vomit Yellow color link
Vomit Yellow

#C7C10C

Olive Yellow color link
Olive Yellow

#C2B709

La Rioja color link
La Rioja

#BAC00E

Rio Grande color link
Rio Grande

#B7C61A

Key Lime Pie color link
Key Lime Pie

#BFC921

Dirty Yellow color link
Dirty Yellow

#CDC50A

Funk color link
Funk

#C6AA24

Barberry color link
Barberry

#D2C61F

Acid Green color link
Acid Green

#B0BF1A

Patrinia Flowers color link
Patrinia Flowers

#D9B611

Cookie Brown color link
Cookie Brown

#C7A317

#C4B917 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C4B917
  • RGB196, 185, 23
  • CMYK0, 4, 68, 23
  • CSSrgb(196, 185, 23)
  • HSL56°, 79%, 43%
  • HSL Precise56.185°, 78.995%, 42.941%
  • HSV56°, 88%, 77%
  • HSB56°, 88%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • GLSLvec3(0.769, 0.725, 0.090)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.769, 0.725, 0.090, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.769, 0.725, 0.090)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB9%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC4B917
  • DECIMAL ID12892439
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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