Information about #C4B01C color

#C4B01C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C4B01C falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(196, 176, 28) — 76.9% red, 69% green, 11% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 8 / 66 / 23. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#C4B01C presents itself as a strongly colored sunny yellow — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Funk (#C6AA24). Slightly further away sit Cookie Brown (#C7A317) and Greenfinch (#BDA928).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(196, 176, 28)), which gives #C4B01C its character. On this background, black text reaches a 9.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C4B01C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C4B01C color variations

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

#C4B01C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C4B01C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#756A10

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#4E460B

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#272305

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Black

#000000

#C4B01C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#8F8A69

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Grey

#808080

#C4B01C 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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#C46D1C

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#C41C51

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#C4B01C 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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#1C30C4
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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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#5D1CC4
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#1C84C4
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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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#C45D1C
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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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#1CC4B1
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#B11CC4
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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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#30C41C
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#1C30C4
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#B11CC4
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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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#1CC45D
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#1C30C4
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#C41C84
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Nearest named colors to #C4B01C

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

Funk color link
Funk

#C6AA24

Cookie Brown color link
Cookie Brown

#C7A317

Greenfinch color link
Greenfinch

#BDA928

Earls Green color link
Earls Green

#B8A722

Lemon Curry color link
Lemon Curry

#CCA01D

Vintage Yellow color link
Vintage Yellow

#CBA92B

Marginalia Ochre color link
Marginalia Ochre

#C9A227

Puke Yellow color link
Puke Yellow

#C2BE0E

Olive Yellow color link
Olive Yellow

#C2B709

Buddha Gold color link
Buddha Gold

#BC9B1B

Gold Foil color link
Gold Foil

#BD9B16

Galliano color link
Galliano

#D8A723

#C4B01C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C4B01C
  • RGB196, 176, 28
  • CMYK0, 8, 66, 23
  • CSSrgb(196, 176, 28)
  • HSL53°, 75%, 44%
  • HSL Precise52.857°, 75%, 43.922%
  • HSV53°, 86%, 77%
  • HSB53°, 86%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.690
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • GLSLvec3(0.769, 0.690, 0.110)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.769, 0.690, 0.110, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.769, 0.690, 0.110)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC4B01C
  • DECIMAL ID12890140
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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