Information about #C9B718 color

#C9B718 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C9B718 falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(201, 183, 24) — 78.8% red, 71.8% green, 9.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 7 / 69 / 21. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#C9B718 presents itself as a strongly colored sunny yellow — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Puke Yellow (#C2BE0E). Slightly further away sit Vomit Yellow (#C7C10C) and Olive Yellow (#C2B709).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(201, 183, 24)), which gives #C9B718 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 10.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C9B718 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C9B718 color variations

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

#C9B718 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C9B718 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C9B718 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C9B718 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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#C9B718 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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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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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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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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#B718C9
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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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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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Nearest named colors to #C9B718

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

Puke Yellow color link
Puke Yellow

#C2BE0E

Vomit Yellow color link
Vomit Yellow

#C7C10C

Olive Yellow color link
Olive Yellow

#C2B709

Patrinia Flowers color link
Patrinia Flowers

#D9B611

Funk color link
Funk

#C6AA24

Barberry color link
Barberry

#D2C61F

Cookie Brown color link
Cookie Brown

#C7A317

La Rioja color link
La Rioja

#BAC00E

Dirty Yellow color link
Dirty Yellow

#CDC50A

Alo color link
Alo

#D1CB1B

Gold Tips color link
Gold Tips

#DEBA13

Brownish Yellow color link
Brownish Yellow

#C9B003

#C9B718 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C9B718
  • RGB201, 183, 24
  • CMYK0, 7, 69, 21
  • CSSrgb(201, 183, 24)
  • HSL54°, 79%, 44%
  • HSL Precise53.898°, 78.667%, 44.118%
  • HSV54°, 88%, 79%
  • HSB54°, 88%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.718
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.094
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.718, 0.094)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.718, 0.094, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.718, 0.094)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB9.4%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC9B718
  • DECIMAL ID13219608
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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