Information about #C09B16 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A energetic, saturated golden yellow, #C09B16 feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Gold Foil (#BD9B16). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Buddha Gold (#BC9B1B) and Ocher (#BF9B0C).
The recipe behind #C09B16 is rgb(192, 155, 22), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C09B16: 7.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C09B16 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#C09B16 color variations
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#C09B16 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#C09B16 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#C09B16 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#C09B16 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#C09B16 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #C09B16 color
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Nearest named colors to #C09B16
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#BD9B16
#BC9B1B
#BF9B0C
#C7A317
#CCA01D
#BC9425
#CA8D16
#B79826
#C58917
#B8A722
#C69C04
#CB9D06
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#C09B16
- RGB192, 155, 22
- CMYK0, 15, 67, 25
- CSSrgb(192, 155, 22)
- HSL47°, 79%, 42%
- HSL Precise46.941°, 79.439%, 41.961%
- HSV47°, 89%, 75%
- HSB47°, 89%, 75%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.753
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.608
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.086
- GLSLvec3(0.753, 0.608, 0.086)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.753, 0.608, 0.086, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.753, 0.608, 0.086)
- Percentage of Red in RGB75.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB60.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB8.6%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDC09B16
- DECIMAL ID12622614
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
