What color is #C1AD26?

#C1AD26 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Greenfinch. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1AD26?

The RGB value is 193, 173, 38: 193 red, 173 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1AD26?

The complementary color is #263AC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1AD26?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.27:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1AD26 color

#C1AD26 rgb(193, 173, 38)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C1AD26 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 67.8% green and 14.9% blue (193, 173, 38).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 67% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 80% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Greenfinch (#BDA928), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.27:1).

#C1AD26 color codes

HEX	`#C1AD26`
RGB	`rgb(193, 173, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 67.8%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 67%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 80%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 80%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.43, -6.52, 65.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.43, 66.09, 95.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.288, 41.366, 7.854)`
Decimal	`12692774`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1AD26, 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 #C1AD26	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1AD26 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.27:1	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 #C1AD26 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1ad26; }
.text { color: #c1ad26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1ad26; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 173 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1ad26, #88c126); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

Questions

What color is #C1AD26?: #C1AD26 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Greenfinch. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1AD26?: The RGB value is 193, 173, 38: 193 red, 173 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1AD26?: The complementary color is #263AC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1AD26?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.27:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.