Information about #C9B21F color

#C9B21F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C9B21F falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(201, 178, 31) — 78.8% red, 69.8% green, 12.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 9 / 67 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A energetic, saturated golden yellow, #C9B21F feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Funk (#C6AA24). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Vintage Yellow (#CBA92B) and Cookie Brown (#C7A317).

The recipe behind #C9B21F is rgb(201, 178, 31), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C9B21F: 9.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C9B21F is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C9B21F color variations

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

#C9B21F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C9B21F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C9B21F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C9B21F 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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#C9B21F 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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#C75C1F
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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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#B01FC7
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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 #C9B21F

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

Funk color link
Funk

#C6AA24

Vintage Yellow color link
Vintage Yellow

#CBA92B

Cookie Brown color link
Cookie Brown

#C7A317

Greenfinch color link
Greenfinch

#BDA928

Marginalia Ochre color link
Marginalia Ochre

#C9A227

Lemon Curry color link
Lemon Curry

#CCA01D

Galliano color link
Galliano

#D8A723

Earls Green color link
Earls Green

#B8A722

Goldenrod color link
Goldenrod

#DAA520

Patrinia Flowers color link
Patrinia Flowers

#D9B611

Barberry color link
Barberry

#D2C61F

Puke Yellow color link
Puke Yellow

#C2BE0E

#C9B21F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C9B21F
  • RGB201, 178, 31
  • CMYK0, 9, 67, 21
  • CSSrgb(201, 178, 31)
  • HSL52°, 73%, 45%
  • HSL Precise51.882°, 73.276%, 45.49%
  • HSV52°, 85%, 79%
  • HSB52°, 85%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.122
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.698, 0.122)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.698, 0.122, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.698, 0.122)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB12.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC9B21F
  • DECIMAL ID13218335
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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