What color is #C69F26?

#C69F26 is a moderate yellow known as Mustard Seed. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Mustard Seed?

The RGB value is 198, 159, 38: 198 red, 159 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Mustard Seed?

The complementary color is #264DC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C69F26?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Mustard Seed color: hex code #C69F26

#C69F26 rgb(198, 159, 38)

Shades of yellow

Mustard Seed has the hex code #C69F26. It is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 62.4% green and 14.9% blue (198, 159, 38).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 68% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 81% yellow and 22% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.39:1).

Mustard Seed (#C69F26) color codes

HEX	`#C69F26`
RGB	`rgb(198, 159, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 62.4%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 68%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 81%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 81%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.24, 3.12, 63.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.24, 63.21, 87.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.039, 36.944, 7.066)`
Decimal	`13016870`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Mustard Seed, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #C69F26	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C69F26 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #C69F26 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c69f26; }
.text { color: #c69f26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c69f26; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 159 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c69f26, #9dc626); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Goldenrod.

See #C69F26 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C69F26?: #C69F26 is a moderate yellow known as Mustard Seed. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Mustard Seed?: The RGB value is 198, 159, 38: 198 red, 159 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Mustard Seed?: The complementary color is #264DC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C69F26?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.