Information about #C9C74A color

#C9C74A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C9C74A falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(201, 199, 74) — 78.8% red, 78% green, 29% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 50 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#C9C74A is a clearly saturated sunny yellow that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Billy T (#C1B943). Slightly further away sit Wattle (#D6CA3D) and Ipanema (#DCC64B).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(201, 199, 74)), which gives #C9C74A its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C9C74A: 11.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#C9C74A color variations

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

#C9C74A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C9C74A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C9C74A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C9C74A 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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#C9C74A 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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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 #C9C74A

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

Billy T color link
Billy T

#C1B943

Wattle color link
Wattle

#D6CA3D

Ipanema color link
Ipanema

#DCC64B

Confetti color link
Confetti

#DDCB46

Warm Olive color link
Warm Olive

#C7B63C

Avocado Green color link
Avocado Green

#B2C248

Old Gold color link
Old Gold

#CFB53B

Vegas Gold color link
Vegas Gold

#C5B358

Wild Willow color link
Wild Willow

#BECA60

Margarita color link
Margarita

#B0C24A

Ginger Brown color link
Ginger Brown

#C9BE62

June Bud color link
June Bud

#BDDA57

#C9C74A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C9C74A
  • RGB201, 199, 74
  • CMYK0, 1, 50, 21
  • CSSrgb(201, 199, 74)
  • HSL59°, 54%, 54%
  • HSL Precise59.055°, 54.043%, 53.922%
  • HSV59°, 63%, 79%
  • HSB59°, 63%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.780
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.290
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.780, 0.290)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.780, 0.290, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.780, 0.290)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB29%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC9C74A
  • DECIMAL ID13223754
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers44 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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