Information about Marginalia Ochre color

#C9A227 - Marginalia Ochre color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C9A227, known as "Marginalia Ochre", falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(201, 162, 39) — 78.8% red, 63.5% green, 15.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 15 / 64 / 21. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A strongly colored golden yellow, #C9A227 feels open and friendly. 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 Vintage Yellow (#CBA92B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Funk (#C6AA24) and Day's Eye (#C89828).

In RGB terms — rgb(201, 162, 39) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C9A227: 8.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Marginalia Ochre" in the Register.

Marginalia Ochre color variations

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

Marginalia Ochre color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Marginalia Ochre

#C9A227
#DCBA49

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#E5CB76

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#EDDCA4

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#F6EDD1

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White

#FFFFFF

Marginalia Ochre color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Marginalia Ochre

#C9A227
#A1821E

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#786117

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#50410F

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#282007

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Black

#000000

Marginalia Ochre color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Marginalia Ochre

#C9A227
#BB9C37

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#AD9548

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#9E8E5A

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#8F876C

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Grey

#808080

Marginalia Ochre color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#2BC926

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#6CC926

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Marginalia Ochre

#C9A227
#C96226

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#C9262B

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#C9266C

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Marginalia Ochre 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
#C9A227
Marginalia Ochre

#C9A227

#264CC9
#264CC9

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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
#C9A227
Marginalia Ochre

#C9A227

#5226C9
#5226C9

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#269EC9
#269EC9

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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
#9EC926
#9EC926

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#C9A227
Marginalia Ochre

#C9A227

#C95226
#C95226

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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
#C9A227
Marginalia Ochre

#C9A227

#26C9A3
#26C9A3

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#A326C9
#A326C9

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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
#C9A227
Marginalia Ochre

#C9A227

#4CC926
#4CC926

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#264CC9
#264CC9

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#A326C9
#A326C9

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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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Marginalia Ochre

#C9A227

#26C952
#26C952

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#264CC9
#264CC9

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#C9269E
#C9269E

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Nearest named colors to Marginalia Ochre

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Vintage Yellow color link
Vintage Yellow

#CBA92B

Funk color link
Funk

#C6AA24

Day's Eye color link
Day's Eye

#C89828

Lemon Curry color link
Lemon Curry

#CCA01D

Greenfinch color link
Greenfinch

#BDA928

Satin Sheen Gold color link
Satin Sheen Gold

#CBA135

Cookie Brown color link
Cookie Brown

#C7A317

Galliano color link
Galliano

#D8A723

Afterglow color link
Afterglow

#CE9732

Warm Gold color link
Warm Gold

#DAA428

Earls Green color link
Earls Green

#B8A722

Goldenrod color link
Goldenrod

#DAA520

Marginalia Ochre color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C9A227
  • RGB201, 162, 39
  • CMYK0, 15, 64, 21
  • CSSrgb(201, 162, 39)
  • HSL46°, 68%, 47%
  • HSL Precise45.556°, 67.5%, 47.059%
  • HSV46°, 81%, 79%
  • HSB46°, 81%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.635
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.153
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.635, 0.153)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.635, 0.153, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.635, 0.153)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB63.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB15.3%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC9A227
  • DECIMAL ID13214247
  • Name Length16
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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