Information about #C99E1B color

#C99E1B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #C99E1B belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(201, 158, 27) (78.8% red, 62% green, 10.6% blue), or CMYK 0 / 17 / 68 / 21 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#C99E1B presents itself as a energetic, saturated golden yellow — one 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 almost identical to Lemon Curry (#CCA01D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Cookie Brown (#C7A317) and Orange Gold (#D4A017).

In RGB terms — rgb(201, 158, 27) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C99E1B: 8.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C99E1B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C99E1B color variations

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

#C99E1B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C99E1B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C99E1B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C99E1B 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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#C99E1B 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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#1C47CA
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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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#471CCA
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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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#CA471C
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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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#1CCA9E
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#9E1CCA
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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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#47CA1C
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#9E1CCA
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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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#1CCA47
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#CA1C9E
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Nearest named colors to #C99E1B

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

Lemon Curry color link
Lemon Curry

#CCA01D

Cookie Brown color link
Cookie Brown

#C7A317

Orange Gold color link
Orange Gold

#D4A017

Marginalia Ochre color link
Marginalia Ochre

#C9A227

Buddha Gold color link
Buddha Gold

#BC9B1B

Gold Foil color link
Gold Foil

#BD9B16

Day's Eye color link
Day's Eye

#C89828

Royal Arabian color link
Royal Arabian

#D7991C

Funk color link
Funk

#C6AA24

Desert Yellow color link
Desert Yellow

#CA8D16

Ocher color link
Ocher

#BF9B0C

Goldenrod color link
Goldenrod

#DAA520

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C99E1B
  • RGB201, 158, 27
  • CMYK0, 17, 68, 21
  • CSSrgb(201, 158, 27)
  • HSL45°, 76%, 45%
  • HSL Precise45.172°, 76.316%, 44.706%
  • HSV45°, 87%, 79%
  • HSB45°, 87%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.106
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.620, 0.106)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.620, 0.106, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.620, 0.106)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB10.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC99E1B
  • DECIMAL ID13213211
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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