Information about #C9C73B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #C9C73B is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(201, 199, 59) — 78.8% red, 78% green, 23.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 56 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A confidently colored golden yellow, #C9C73B sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Wattle (#D6CA3D). Nearby in the Register you will also find Warm Olive (#C7B63C) and Billy T (#C1B943).

In RGB terms — rgb(201, 199, 59) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #C9C73B background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.8:1. #C9C73B has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#C9C73B color variations

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

#C9C73B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C9C73B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C9C73B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C9C73B 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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#C9C73B 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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#C93B84
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Nearest named colors to #C9C73B

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

Wattle color link
Wattle

#D6CA3D

Warm Olive color link
Warm Olive

#C7B63C

Billy T color link
Billy T

#C1B943

Old Gold color link
Old Gold

#CFB53B

Las Palmas color link
Las Palmas

#C6DA36

Fuego color link
Fuego

#C2D62E

Confetti color link
Confetti

#DDCB46

Party Mix color link
Party Mix

#E1C53A

Matte Mustard color link
Matte Mustard

#DCB83E

Ipanema color link
Ipanema

#DCC64B

Metallic Gold color link
Metallic Gold

#D3AF37

Avocado Green color link
Avocado Green

#B2C248

#C9C73B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C9C73B
  • RGB201, 199, 59
  • CMYK0, 1, 56, 21
  • HSL59°, 57%, 51%
  • HSL Precise59.155°, 56.8%, 50.98%
  • HSV59°, 71%, 79%
  • HSB59°, 71%, 79%
  • HEX IDC9C73B
  • DECIMAL ID13223739
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB23.1%
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