What color is #C6A434?

#C6A434 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Mustard Seed. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6A434?

The RGB value is 198, 164, 52: 198 red, 164 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6A434?

The complementary color is #3456C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6A434?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6A434 color

#C6A434 rgb(198, 164, 52)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C6A434 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 64.3% green and 20.4% blue (198, 164, 52).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 58% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 74% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Mustard Seed (#C69F26), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.76:1).

#C6A434 color codes

HEX	`#C6A434`
RGB	`rgb(198, 164, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 64.3%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 58%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 74%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 74%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.61, 0.99, 59.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.61, 59.48, 89.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.186, 38.807, 8.78)`
Decimal	`13018164`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6A434, 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 #C6A434	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6A434 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.76:1	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 #C6A434 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6a434; }
.text { color: #c6a434; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6a434; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 164 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6a434, #9fc634); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C6A434?: #C6A434 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Mustard Seed. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6A434?: The RGB value is 198, 164, 52: 198 red, 164 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6A434?: The complementary color is #3456C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6A434?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.