Information about Gold Lustre color
Basic facts about this digital color
A confidently colored golden yellow, #C9B25F sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Fall Leaf Brown (#C8B560). Nearby in the Register you will also find Desert (#CCAD60) and Vegas Gold (#C5B358).
The recipe behind #C9B25F is rgb(201, 178, 95), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #C9B25F background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.1:1. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Gold Lustre" in the Register.
Gold Lustre color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Gold Lustre color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Gold Lustre color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Gold Lustre color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Gold Lustre color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Gold Lustre 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 Gold Lustre color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Gold Lustre
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#C8B560
#CCAD60
#C5B358
#C6A95E
#D2B960
#C9BE62
#CBA560
#D3A95C
#BDB369
#B9AD61
#DAB160
#BDB76B
Gold Lustre color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#C9B25F
- RGB201, 178, 95
- CMYK0, 9, 42, 21
- CSSrgb(201, 178, 95)
- HSL47°, 50%, 58%
- HSL Precise46.981°, 49.533%, 58.039%
- HSV47°, 53%, 79%
- HSB47°, 53%, 79%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.698
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.373
- GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.698, 0.373)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.698, 0.373, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.698, 0.373)
- Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB69.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB37.3%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDC9B25F
- DECIMAL ID13218399
- Name Length11
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- Counting from2025-01-01
