What color is #C1B23E?

#C1B23E is a moderate yellow known as Pesto. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pesto?

The RGB value is 193, 178, 62: 193 red, 178 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pesto?

The complementary color is #3E4DC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1B23E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pesto color: hex code #C1B23E

#C1B23E rgb(193, 178, 62)

Shades of yellow

Pesto has the hex code #C1B23E. It is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 69.8% green and 24.3% blue (193, 178, 62).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 51% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 68% yellow and 24% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.71:1).

Pesto (#C1B23E) color codes

HEX	`#C1B23E`
RGB	`rgb(193, 178, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 69.8%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 51%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 68%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 68%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.91, -8.07, 58.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.91, 59.22, 97.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.784, 43.528, 10.915)`
Decimal	`12694078`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pesto, 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 #C1B23E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1B23E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.71:1	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 #C1B23E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1b23e; }
.text { color: #c1b23e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1b23e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 178 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1b23e, #8fc13e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

See #C1B23E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C1B23E?: #C1B23E is a moderate yellow known as Pesto. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pesto?: The RGB value is 193, 178, 62: 193 red, 178 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pesto?: The complementary color is #3E4DC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1B23E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.