Information about #C6C010 color

#C6C010 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C6C010 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(198, 192, 16) — 77.6% red, 75.3% green, 6.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 2 / 71 / 22. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#C6C010 presents itself as a pure, full-strength golden yellow — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Vomit Yellow (#C7C10C). Slightly further away sit Puke Yellow (#C2BE0E) and Dirty Yellow (#CDC50A).

In RGB terms — rgb(198, 192, 16) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 10.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C6C010 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C6C010 color variations

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

#C6C010 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #C6C010

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

Vomit Yellow color link
Vomit Yellow

#C7C10C

Puke Yellow color link
Puke Yellow

#C2BE0E

Dirty Yellow color link
Dirty Yellow

#CDC50A

Olive Yellow color link
Olive Yellow

#C2B709

La Rioja color link
La Rioja

#BAC00E

Ugly Yellow color link
Ugly Yellow

#D0C101

Rio Grande color link
Rio Grande

#B7C61A

Alo color link
Alo

#D1CB1B

Bile color link
Bile

#B5C306

Bird Flower color link
Bird Flower

#D4CD16

Barberry color link
Barberry

#D2C61F

#C6C010 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C6C010
  • RGB198, 192, 16
  • CMYK0, 2, 71, 22
  • CSSrgb(198, 192, 16)
  • HSL58°, 85%, 42%
  • HSL Precise58.022°, 85.047%, 41.961%
  • HSV58°, 92%, 78%
  • HSB58°, 92%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.753
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.063
  • GLSLvec3(0.776, 0.753, 0.063)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.776, 0.753, 0.063, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.776, 0.753, 0.063)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB75.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB6.3%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC6C010
  • DECIMAL ID13025296
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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