Information about #C9A83A color
Basic facts about this digital color
A pleasantly vivid yellow, #C9A83A sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Satin Sheen Gold (#CBA135). Nearby in the Register you will also find Rustic Gold (#C2A03D) and Metallic Gold (#D3AF37).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(201, 168, 58)), which gives #C9A83A its character. On this background, black text reaches a 9.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.3:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#C9A83A color variations
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#C9A83A color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#C9A83A color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#C9A83A color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#C9A83A color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#C9A83A 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 #C9A83A color
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Nearest named colors to #C9A83A
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#CBA135
#C2A03D
#D3AF37
#C7B63C
#CFB53B
#CBA92B
#CFA94A
#C6973F
#CE9732
#C4AA4D
#DAB135
#C9A227
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#C9A83A
- RGB201, 168, 58
- CMYK0, 13, 56, 21
- CSSrgb(201, 168, 58)
- HSL46°, 57%, 51%
- HSL Precise46.154°, 56.972%, 50.784%
- HSV46°, 71%, 79%
- HSB46°, 71%, 79%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.659
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.227
- GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.659, 0.227)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.659, 0.227, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.659, 0.227)
- Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB65.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB22.7%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDC9A83A
- DECIMAL ID13215802
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
