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Information about #C4BA2B color

#C4BA2B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C4BA2B falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(196, 186, 43) — 76.9% red, 72.9% green, 16.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 4 / 60 / 23. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#C4BA2B is a energetic, saturated yellow that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Funk (#C6AA24). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Warm Olive (#C7B63C) and Vintage Yellow (#CBA92B).

In RGB terms — rgb(196, 186, 43) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C4BA2B: 10.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C4BA2B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C4BA2B color variations

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

#C4BA2B 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 #C4BA2B

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

Warm Olive color link
Warm Olive

#C7B63C

Greenfinch color link
Greenfinch

#BDA928

Key Lime Pie color link
Key Lime Pie

#BFC921

Old Gold color link
Old Gold

#CFB53B

Barberry color link
Barberry

#D2C61F

Earls Green color link
Earls Green

#B8A722

Billy T color link
Billy T

#C1B943

Rio Grande color link
Rio Grande

#B7C61A

Leo color link
Leo

#DAB135

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C4BA2B
  • RGB196, 186, 43
  • CMYK0, 4, 60, 23
  • CSSrgb(196, 186, 43)
  • HSL56°, 64%, 47%
  • HSL Precise56.078°, 64.017%, 46.863%
  • HSV56°, 78%, 77%
  • HSB56°, 78%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.169
  • GLSLvec3(0.769, 0.729, 0.169)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.769, 0.729, 0.169, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.769, 0.729, 0.169)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.9%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC4BA2B
  • DECIMAL ID12892715
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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