Information about #C1B010 color

#C1B010 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C1B010 falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(193, 176, 16) — 75.7% red, 69% green, 6.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 69 / 24. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #C1B010 reads as a strongly colored golden yellow and 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 a hair away from Olive Yellow (#C2B709). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Muddy Yellow (#BFAC05) and Puke Yellow (#C2BE0E).

The recipe behind #C1B010 is rgb(193, 176, 16), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C1B010: 9.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. #C1B010 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#C1B010 color variations

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

#C1B010 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #C1B010

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

Olive Yellow color link
Olive Yellow

#C2B709

Muddy Yellow color link
Muddy Yellow

#BFAC05

Puke Yellow color link
Puke Yellow

#C2BE0E

Cookie Brown color link
Cookie Brown

#C7A317

La Rioja color link
La Rioja

#BAC00E

Vomit Yellow color link
Vomit Yellow

#C7C10C

Ocher color link
Ocher

#BF9B0C

Funk color link
Funk

#C6AA24

Burnt Yellow color link
Burnt Yellow

#D5AB09

Earls Green color link
Earls Green

#B8A722

Gold Foil color link
Gold Foil

#BD9B16

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C1B010
  • RGB193, 176, 16
  • CMYK0, 7, 69, 24
  • CSSrgb(193, 176, 16)
  • HSL54°, 85%, 41%
  • HSL Precise54.237°, 84.689%, 40.98%
  • HSV54°, 92%, 76%
  • HSB54°, 92%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.757
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.690
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.063
  • GLSLvec3(0.757, 0.690, 0.063)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.757, 0.690, 0.063, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.757, 0.690, 0.063)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB75.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB6.3%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC1B010
  • DECIMAL ID12693520
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01