Information about #C09000 color

#C09000 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C09000 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(192, 144, 0) — 75.3% red, 56.5% green, 0% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 19 / 75 / 25. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#C09000 presents itself as a pure, full-strength golden yellow — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. 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 Egypt Gold (#C09300). Slightly further away sit Yellow Brown (#B79400) and Ocre (#C69C04).

The recipe behind #C09000 is rgb(192, 144, 0), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C09000: 7.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#C09000 color variations

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

#C09000 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#C09000

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#FFBF02

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#FFCF41

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#FFDF80

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#FFEFBF

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White

#FFFFFF

#C09000 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#C09000

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#9B7400

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#745700

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#4D3A00

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#261D00

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Black

#000000

#C09000 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#C09000

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#B99014

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#AE8D2B

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#A18A45

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#918561

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Grey

#808080

#C09000 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#09C100

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#57C100

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#A4C100

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#C09000

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#C14300

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#C10009

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#C10057

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#C09000 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
#C09000
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#0030C2
#0030C2

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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
#C09000
#C09000

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#3000C2
#3000C2

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#0091C2
#0091C2

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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
#91C200
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#C09000
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#C23000
#C23000

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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
#C09000
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#00C291
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#9100C2
#9100C2

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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
#C09000
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#30C200
#30C200

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#0030C2
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#9100C2
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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
#C09000
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#00C230
#00C230

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#0030C2
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#C20091
#C20091

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Nearest named colors to #C09000

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

Egypt Gold color link
Egypt Gold

#C09300

Yellow Brown color link
Yellow Brown

#B79400

Ocre color link
Ocre

#C69C04

Vivid Amber color link
Vivid Amber

#CC9900

Light Gold color link
Light Gold

#B29700

Ocher color link
Ocher

#BF9B0C

Dark Goldenrod color link
Dark Goldenrod

#B8860B

Yellow Ochre color link
Yellow Ochre

#CB9D06

High Noon color link
High Noon

#BC7F0C

Baby Poo color link
Baby Poo

#AB9004

Yellowy Brown color link
Yellowy Brown

#AE8B0C

Rusty Gold color link
Rusty Gold

#B57F0C

#C09000 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C09000
  • RGB192, 144, 0
  • CMYK0, 19, 75, 25
  • CSSrgb(192, 144, 0)
  • HSL45°, 100%, 38%
  • HSL Precise45°, 100%, 37.647%
  • HSV45°, 100%, 75%
  • HSB45°, 100%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.753
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.565
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.000
  • GLSLvec3(0.753, 0.565, 0.000)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.753, 0.565, 0.000, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.753, 0.565, 0.000)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB75.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB56.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDC09000
  • DECIMAL ID12619776
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers31 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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