Information about #C9AD33 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#C9AD33 falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(201, 173, 51) — 78.8% red, 67.8% green, 20% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 11 / 59 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #C9AD33 reads as a energetic, saturated golden yellow and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Vintage Yellow (#CBA92B). Nearby in the Register you will also find Metallic Gold (#D3AF37) and Satin Sheen Gold (#CBA135).

In RGB terms — rgb(201, 173, 51) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 9.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.2:1. No one has named #C9AD33 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#C9AD33 color variations

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

#C9AD33 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C9AD33 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C9AD33 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C9AD33 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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#C9AD33 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 #C9AD33

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

Vintage Yellow color link
Vintage Yellow

#CBA92B

Metallic Gold color link
Metallic Gold

#D3AF37

Satin Sheen Gold color link
Satin Sheen Gold

#CBA135

Old Gold color link
Old Gold

#CFB53B

Warm Olive color link
Warm Olive

#C7B63C

Funk color link
Funk

#C6AA24

Greenfinch color link
Greenfinch

#BDA928

Leo color link
Leo

#DAB135

Rustic Gold color link
Rustic Gold

#C2A03D

Billy T color link
Billy T

#C1B943

Sundial color link
Sundial

#DDB12C

Warm Gold color link
Warm Gold

#DAA428

#C9AD33 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C9AD33
  • RGB201, 173, 51
  • CMYK0, 11, 59, 21
  • HSL49°, 60%, 49%
  • HSL Precise48.8°, 59.524%, 49.412%
  • HSV49°, 75%, 79%
  • HSB49°, 75%, 79%
  • HEX IDC9AD33
  • DECIMAL ID13217075
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB20%
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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