Information about #C9C05E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#C9C05E falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(201, 192, 94) — 78.8% red, 75.3% green, 36.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 4 / 42 / 21. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #C9C05E reads as a pleasantly vivid yellow and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Ginger Brown (#C9BE62). Slightly further away sit Fall Leaf Brown (#C8B560) and Tacha (#D2B960).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(201, 192, 94)), which gives #C9C05E its character. On this background, black text reaches a 11.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.9:1. #C9C05E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#C9C05E color variations

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

#C9C05E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C9C05E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C9C05E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C9C05E 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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#C9C05E 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 #C9C05E

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

Ginger Brown color link
Ginger Brown

#C9BE62

Fall Leaf Brown color link
Fall Leaf Brown

#C8B560

Tacha color link
Tacha

#D2B960

Gold Lustre color link
Gold Lustre

#C9B25F

Vegas Gold color link
Vegas Gold

#C5B358

Wild Willow color link
Wild Willow

#BECA60

Desert color link
Desert

#CCAD60

Dark Khaki color link
Dark Khaki

#BDB76B

Pomelo Olive color link
Pomelo Olive

#BFBD70

Golden Green color link
Golden Green

#BDB369

Souffle color link
Souffle

#D5C171

Equator color link
Equator

#DAB160

#C9C05E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C9C05E
  • RGB201, 192, 94
  • CMYK0, 4, 42, 21
  • CSSrgb(201, 192, 94)
  • HSL55°, 50%, 58%
  • HSL Precise54.953°, 49.767%, 57.843%
  • HSV55°, 53%, 79%
  • HSB55°, 53%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.753
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.753, 0.369)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.753, 0.369, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.753, 0.369)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB75.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.9%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC9C05E
  • DECIMAL ID13221982
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers23 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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