What color is #C2B21D?

#C2B21D is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Muddy Yellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2B21D?

The RGB value is 194, 178, 29: 194 red, 178 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2B21D?

The complementary color is #1D2DC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2B21D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2B21D color

#C2B21D rgb(194, 178, 29)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C2B21D is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 69.8% green and 11.4% blue (194, 178, 29).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 74% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 85% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Yellow (#BFAC05), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.68:1).

#C2B21D color codes

HEX	`#C2B21D`
RGB	`rgb(194, 178, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 69.8%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 74%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 85%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 85%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.83, -8.96, 69.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.83, 69.95, 97.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.392, 43.401, 7.517)`
Decimal	`12759581`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2B21D, 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 #C2B21D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2B21D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.68:1	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 #C2B21D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2b21d; }
.text { color: #c2b21d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2b21d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 178 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2b21d, #7fc21d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

Questions

What color is #C2B21D?: #C2B21D is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Muddy Yellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2B21D?: The RGB value is 194, 178, 29: 194 red, 178 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2B21D?: The complementary color is #1D2DC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2B21D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.