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Information about #C9BE2C color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #C9BE2C belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(201, 190, 44) (78.8% red, 74.5% green, 17.3% blue), or CMYK 0 / 4 / 62 / 21 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A strongly colored sunny yellow, #C9BE2C carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Barberry (#D2C61F). Slightly further away sit Warm Olive (#C7B63C) and Key Lime Pie (#BFC921).

The recipe behind #C9BE2C is rgb(201, 190, 44), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C9BE2C: 10.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#C9BE2C color variations

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

#C9BE2C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C9BE2C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C9BE2C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C9BE2C 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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#C9BE2C 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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#BE2CC9
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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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#37C92C
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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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#C92C85
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Nearest named colors to #C9BE2C

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

Barberry color link
Barberry

#D2C61F

Warm Olive color link
Warm Olive

#C7B63C

Key Lime Pie color link
Key Lime Pie

#BFC921

Old Gold color link
Old Gold

#CFB53B

Metallic Gold color link
Metallic Gold

#D3AF37

Vintage Yellow color link
Vintage Yellow

#CBA92B

Funk color link
Funk

#C6AA24

Alo color link
Alo

#D1CB1B

Leo color link
Leo

#DAB135

Sundial color link
Sundial

#DDB12C

Greenfinch color link
Greenfinch

#BDA928

Wattle color link
Wattle

#D6CA3D

#C9BE2C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C9BE2C
  • RGB201, 190, 44
  • CMYK0, 4, 62, 21
  • CSSrgb(201, 190, 44)
  • HSL56°, 64%, 48%
  • HSL Precise55.796°, 64.082%, 48.039%
  • HSV56°, 78%, 79%
  • HSB56°, 78%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.745, 0.173)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.745, 0.173, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.745, 0.173)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB17.3%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC9BE2C
  • DECIMAL ID13221420
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited5 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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