What color is #C2AC27?

#C2AC27 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Greenfinch. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2AC27?

The RGB value is 194, 172, 39: 194 red, 172 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2AC27?

The complementary color is #273DC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2AC27?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2AC27 color

#C2AC27 rgb(194, 172, 39)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C2AC27 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 67.5% green and 15.3% blue (194, 172, 39).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 67% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 80% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Greenfinch (#BDA928), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.22:1).

#C2AC27 color codes

HEX	`#C2AC27`
RGB	`rgb(194, 172, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 67.5%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 67%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 80%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 80%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.26, -5.53, 65.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.26, 65.59, 94.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.369, 41.123, 7.888)`
Decimal	`12758055`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2AC27, 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 #C2AC27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2AC27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.22:1	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 #C2AC27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2ac27; }
.text { color: #c2ac27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2ac27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 172 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2ac27, #8ac227); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

Questions

What color is #C2AC27?: #C2AC27 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Greenfinch. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2AC27?: The RGB value is 194, 172, 39: 194 red, 172 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2AC27?: The complementary color is #273DC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2AC27?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.