What color is #C0AB13?

#C0AB13 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Muddy Yellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0AB13?

The RGB value is 192, 171, 19: 192 red, 171 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0AB13?

The complementary color is #1328C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0AB13?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0AB13 color

#C0AB13 rgb(192, 171, 19)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C0AB13 is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 67.1% green and 7.5% blue (192, 171, 19).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 82% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 90% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Yellow (#BFAC05), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.08:1).

#C0AB13 color codes

HEX	`#C0AB13`
RGB	`rgb(192, 171, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 67.1%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 82%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 90%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 90%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.74, -6.4, 69.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.74, 69.99, 95.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.421, 40.381, 6.492)`
Decimal	`12626707`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0AB13, 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 #C0AB13	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0AB13 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.08:1	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 #C0AB13 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0ab13; }
.text { color: #c0ab13; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0ab13; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 171 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0ab13, #7fc013); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

Questions

What color is #C0AB13?: #C0AB13 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Muddy Yellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0AB13?: The RGB value is 192, 171, 19: 192 red, 171 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0AB13?: The complementary color is #1328C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0AB13?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.