Information about #C5C21A color

#C5C21A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C5C21A falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(197, 194, 26) — 77.3% red, 76.1% green, 10.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 1 / 67 / 23. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#C5C21A presents itself as a strongly colored golden yellow — one that feels open and friendly. 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 Key Lime Pie (#BFC921). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Puke Yellow (#C2BE0E) and Vomit Yellow (#C7C10C).

In RGB terms — rgb(197, 194, 26) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C5C21A: 11.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. #C5C21A has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#C5C21A color variations

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

#C5C21A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C5C21A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C5C21A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#BAB72C

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Grey

#808080

#C5C21A 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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#C67E19

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#C63919

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#C5C21A 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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#1A1DC7
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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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#6D1AC7
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#1A73C7
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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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#C76D1A
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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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#1AC7C4
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#C41AC7
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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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#1DC71A
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#1A1DC7
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#C41AC7
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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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#C71A73
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Nearest named colors to #C5C21A

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

Key Lime Pie color link
Key Lime Pie

#BFC921

Puke Yellow color link
Puke Yellow

#C2BE0E

Vomit Yellow color link
Vomit Yellow

#C7C10C

Barberry color link
Barberry

#D2C61F

Rio Grande color link
Rio Grande

#B7C61A

Alo color link
Alo

#D1CB1B

La Rioja color link
La Rioja

#BAC00E

Dirty Yellow color link
Dirty Yellow

#CDC50A

Bird Flower color link
Bird Flower

#D4CD16

Olive Yellow color link
Olive Yellow

#C2B709

Acid Green color link
Acid Green

#B0BF1A

Neva color link
Neva

#C6D60D

#C5C21A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C5C21A
  • RGB197, 194, 26
  • CMYK0, 1, 67, 23
  • CSSrgb(197, 194, 26)
  • HSL59°, 77%, 44%
  • HSL Precise58.947°, 76.682%, 43.725%
  • HSV59°, 87%, 77%
  • HSB59°, 87%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.761
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.102
  • GLSLvec3(0.773, 0.761, 0.102)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.773, 0.761, 0.102, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.773, 0.761, 0.102)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB76.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB10.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC5C21A
  • DECIMAL ID12960282
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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