Information about #C8A414 color

#C8A414 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #C8A414 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(200, 164, 20) — 78.4% red, 64.3% green, 7.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 14 / 71 / 22. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#C8A414 is a vivid, lively 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 hair away from Cookie Brown (#C7A317). Slightly further away sit Lemon Curry (#CCA01D) and Orange Gold (#D4A017).

In RGB terms — rgb(200, 164, 20) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C8A414: 8.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. No one has named #C8A414 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#C8A414 color variations

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#C8A414 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 #C8A414

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

Lemon Curry color link
Lemon Curry

#CCA01D

Orange Gold color link
Orange Gold

#D4A017

Gold Foil color link
Gold Foil

#BD9B16

Ocher color link
Ocher

#BF9B0C

Yellow Ochre color link
Yellow Ochre

#CB9D06

Buddha Gold color link
Buddha Gold

#BC9B1B

Funk color link
Funk

#C6AA24

Ocre color link
Ocre

#C69C04

Burnt Yellow color link
Burnt Yellow

#D5AB09

Muddy Yellow color link
Muddy Yellow

#BFAC05

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C8A414
  • RGB200, 164, 20
  • CMYK0, 14, 71, 22
  • CSSrgb(200, 164, 20)
  • HSL48°, 82%, 43%
  • HSL Precise48°, 81.818%, 43.137%
  • HSV48°, 90%, 78%
  • HSB48°, 90%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.784
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.643
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.078
  • GLSLvec3(0.784, 0.643, 0.078)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.784, 0.643, 0.078, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.784, 0.643, 0.078)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB7.8%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC8A414
  • DECIMAL ID13149204
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers29 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01