What color is #C19A13?

#C19A13 is a vivid yellow known as Rapeseed. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Rapeseed?

The RGB value is 193, 154, 19: 193 red, 154 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Rapeseed?

The complementary color is #133AC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C19A13?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Rapeseed color: hex code #C19A13

#C19A13 rgb(193, 154, 19)

Shades of yellow

Rapeseed has the hex code #C19A13. It is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 60.4% green and 7.5% blue (193, 154, 19).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 82% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 90% yellow and 24% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.9:1).

Rapeseed (#C19A13) color codes

HEX	`#C19A13`
RGB	`rgb(193, 154, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 60.4%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 82%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 90%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 90%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.36, 3.1, 66.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.36, 66.4, 87.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.668, 34.498, 5.501)`
Decimal	`12687891`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Rapeseed, 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 #C19A13	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C19A13 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.9:1	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 #C19A13 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c19a13; }
.text { color: #c19a13; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c19a13; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 154 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c19a13, #91c113); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Goldenrod.

See #C19A13 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C19A13?: #C19A13 is a vivid yellow known as Rapeseed. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Rapeseed?: The RGB value is 193, 154, 19: 193 red, 154 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Rapeseed?: The complementary color is #133AC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C19A13?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.