Information about #C9C013 color

#C9C013 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #C9C013 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(201, 192, 19) — 78.8% red, 75.3% green, 7.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 4 / 71 / 21. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #C9C013 reads as a strongly colored sunny yellow and 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 almost identical to Vomit Yellow (#C7C10C). Slightly further away sit Puke Yellow (#C2BE0E) and Dirty Yellow (#CDC50A).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(201, 192, 19)), which gives #C9C013 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C9C013: 11.0:1 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.

#C9C013 color variations

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

#C9C013 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C9C013 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#A0990E

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#504C07

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Black

#000000

#C9C013 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#BCB426

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#AEA93A

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#A09C50

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Grey

#808080

#C9C013 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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#C87612

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#C82D12

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#C81240

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#C9C013 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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#131CC9
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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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#6513C9
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#1377C9
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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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#C96513
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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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#13C9C0
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#C013C9
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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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#1CC913
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#131CC9
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#C013C9
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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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#13C965
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#131CC9
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#C91377
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Nearest named colors to #C9C013

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

Vomit Yellow color link
Vomit Yellow

#C7C10C

Puke Yellow color link
Puke Yellow

#C2BE0E

Dirty Yellow color link
Dirty Yellow

#CDC50A

Olive Yellow color link
Olive Yellow

#C2B709

Alo color link
Alo

#D1CB1B

La Rioja color link
La Rioja

#BAC00E

Barberry color link
Barberry

#D2C61F

Bird Flower color link
Bird Flower

#D4CD16

Patrinia Flowers color link
Patrinia Flowers

#D9B611

Ugly Yellow color link
Ugly Yellow

#D0C101

Key Lime Pie color link
Key Lime Pie

#BFC921

Rio Grande color link
Rio Grande

#B7C61A

#C9C013 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C9C013
  • RGB201, 192, 19
  • CMYK0, 4, 71, 21
  • CSSrgb(201, 192, 19)
  • HSL57°, 83%, 43%
  • HSL Precise57.033°, 82.727%, 43.137%
  • HSV57°, 91%, 79%
  • HSB57°, 91%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.753
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.075
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.753, 0.075)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.753, 0.075, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.753, 0.075)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB75.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB7.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC9C013
  • DECIMAL ID13221907
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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