Information about #C6B005 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#C6B005 is a intensely saturated yellow that sits comfortably between light and dark. 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 practically indistinguishable from Brownish Yellow (#C9B003). Nearby in the Register you will also find Muddy Yellow (#BFAC05) and Olive Yellow (#C2B709).
In RGB terms — rgb(198, 176, 5) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 9.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.2:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#C6B005 color variations
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#C6B005 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#C6B005 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#C6B005 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#C6B005 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#C6B005 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 #C6B005 color
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Nearest named colors to #C6B005
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#C9B003
#BFAC05
#C2B709
#D5AB09
#D2A500
#C2BE0E
#C7C10C
#D4BC00
#CB9D06
#C69C04
#D0C101
#BAC00E
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#C6B005
- RGB198, 176, 5
- CMYK0, 9, 76, 22
- CSSrgb(198, 176, 5)
- HSL53°, 95%, 40%
- HSL Precise53.161°, 95.074%, 39.804%
- HSV53°, 97%, 78%
- HSB53°, 97%, 78%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.776
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.690
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.020
- GLSLvec3(0.776, 0.690, 0.020)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.776, 0.690, 0.020, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.776, 0.690, 0.020)
- Percentage of Red in RGB77.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB69%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB2%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX IDC6B005
- DECIMAL ID13021189
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
