What color is #C2C640?

#C2C640 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Salsa Verde. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2C640?

The RGB value is 194, 198, 64: 194 red, 198 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2C640?

The complementary color is #4440C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2C640?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.45:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2C640 color

#C2C640 rgb(194, 198, 64)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C2C640 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 77.6% green and 25.1% blue (194, 198, 64).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 54% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 68% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Salsa Verde (#CEC754), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.45:1).

#C2C640 color codes

HEX	`#C2C640`
RGB	`rgb(194, 198, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 77.6%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 54%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 68%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 68%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.42, -17.73, 63.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.42, 65.91, 105.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.369, 52.229, 12.646)`
Decimal	`12764736`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2C640, 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 #C2C640	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2C640 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.45:1	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 #C2C640 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2c640; }
.text { color: #c2c640; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2c640; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 198 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2c640, #7fc640); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #C2C640?: #C2C640 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Salsa Verde. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2C640?: The RGB value is 194, 198, 64: 194 red, 198 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2C640?: The complementary color is #4440C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2C640?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.45:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.