Information about #C4C131 color

#C4C131 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #C4C131 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with High Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(196, 193, 49) — 76.9% red, 75.7% green, 19.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 58 / 23. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A vivid, lively yellow, #C4C131 sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Warm Olive (#C7B63C). Nearby in the Register you will also find Key Lime Pie (#BFC921) and Old Gold (#CFB53B).

In RGB terms — rgb(196, 193, 49) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #C4C131 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C4C131 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C4C131 color variations

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

#C4C131 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#F4F3D4

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White

#FFFFFF

#C4C131 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#75741D

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#4E4D13

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#272609

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Black

#000000

#C4C131 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#B6B440

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#A9A74F

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#8D8D6F

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Grey

#808080

#C4C131 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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#50C330

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#C38630

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#C34B30

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#C33050

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#C4C131 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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#3133C4
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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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#7831C4
#7831C4

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#317DC4
#317DC4

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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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#C47831
#C47831

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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
#C4C131
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#31C4C1
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#C131C4
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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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#33C431
#33C431

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#3133C4
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#C131C4
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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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#31C478
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#3133C4
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#C4317D
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Nearest named colors to #C4C131

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

Warm Olive color link
Warm Olive

#C7B63C

Key Lime Pie color link
Key Lime Pie

#BFC921

Old Gold color link
Old Gold

#CFB53B

Billy T color link
Billy T

#C1B943

Fuego color link
Fuego

#C2D62E

Barberry color link
Barberry

#D2C61F

Wattle color link
Wattle

#D6CA3D

Metallic Gold color link
Metallic Gold

#D3AF37

Las Palmas color link
Las Palmas

#C6DA36

Vintage Yellow color link
Vintage Yellow

#CBA92B

Funk color link
Funk

#C6AA24

Greenfinch color link
Greenfinch

#BDA928

#C4C131 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C4C131
  • RGB196, 193, 49
  • CMYK0, 1, 58, 23
  • CSSrgb(196, 193, 49)
  • HSL59°, 60%, 48%
  • HSL Precise58.776°, 60%, 48.039%
  • HSV59°, 75%, 77%
  • HSB59°, 75%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.757
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.192
  • GLSLvec3(0.769, 0.757, 0.192)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.769, 0.757, 0.192, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.769, 0.757, 0.192)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB75.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB19.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC4C131
  • DECIMAL ID12894513
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers31 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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