#c9ab0e Color Information

#c9ab0e Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #c9ab0e. In RGB, it consists of 78.8% Red, 67.1% Green, and 5.5% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 14.9% Magenta, 93% Yellow, and 21.2% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 50.4°, with saturation of 87% and lightness of 42.2%. The decimal value for #c9ab0e is 13216526, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc9900. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #c9ab0e is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#c9ab0e Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color201, 171, 14 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color78.8%, 67.1%, 5.5% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.212, 0.329, 0.945 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.149, 0.93, 0.212 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color50.4°, 87.0%, 42.2% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color50.4°, 93.0%, 78.8% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color38.730, 41.575, 6.399 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color50, 201, 14 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code13216526 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color70.577, -2.491, 71.512 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)70.577, 71.556, 91.995 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color70.577, 27.032, 74.013 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color64.479, -5.620, 39.251 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.447, 0.480, 41.575 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4291406606 / 0xffc9ab0e Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc9900 Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #c9ab0e

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #c9ab0e, its pure hue is 50.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 87.0%, and its lightness is 42.2%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #c9ab0e, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #191502 to #b0960c.

Tints of #c9ab0e

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #c9ab0e, its pure hue is 50.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 87.0%, and its lightness is 42.2%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #c9ab0e, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #d0b62c to #f8f5e1.

Tones of #c9ab0e

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #c9ab0e, its pure hue is 50.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 87.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #c9ab0e, which range from #6c6c6c (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #d7b500 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #c9ab0e

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #c9ab0e! For #c9ab0e, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #c9ab0e. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #c9ab0e

This color, #c9ab0e, consists of 78.8% Red, 67.1% Green, and 5.5% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 201, Green = 171, Blue = 14. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #c9ab0e is 0% Cyan, 14.9% Magenta, 93% Yellow, and 21.2% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R78.8%
C0.0%
G67.1%
M14.9%
B5.5%
Y93.0%
K21.2%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 201 171 14
Octal 311 253 16
Hexa #c9 #ab #0e
Binary 11001001 10101011 00001110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 14 93 21
Octal 0 16 135 25
Hexa #00 #0e #5d #15
Binary 00000000 00001110 01011101 00010101

Analogous Colors of #c9ab0e

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #c9ab0e — which has hue 50.4° — its analogous colors are located at 20.4° and 80.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c9ab0e.

Triadic Colors of #c9ab0e

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #c9ab0e — which has hue 50.4° — its triadic colors are located at 50.4° and 290.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c9ab0e.

Complementary Color of #c9ab0e

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #c9ab0e — which has hue 50.4° — its complementary color is located at 230.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c9ab0e.

Split Complementary Colors of #c9ab0e

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #c9ab0e — which has hue 50.4° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 50.4° and 260.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c9ab0e.

Tetradic Colors of #c9ab0e

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #c9ab0e — which has hue 50.4° — its tetradic colors are located at 320.4°, 50.4°, 140.4°, and 230.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c9ab0e.

Monochromatic Colors of #c9ab0e

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #c9ab0e, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #61530b — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f9dd4a (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #c9ab0e

We want to make getting started with #c9ab0e on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #c9ab0e into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #c9ab0e can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #c9ab0e with other HTML elements.

#c9ab0e Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #c9ab0e.
<span style="color: #c9ab0e;">The color of this text is #c9ab0e.</span>

#c9ab0e Background Color

The background color for this text is #c9ab0e.
<div style="background-color: #c9ab0e; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #c9ab0e.</div>

#c9ab0e Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #c9ab0e.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #c9ab0e;">This color for the shadow of this text is #c9ab0e.</span>

#c9ab0e Border Color

This is a div with border color #c9ab0e.
<div style="border: #c9ab0e 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #c9ab0e.</div>

#c9ab0e Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #c9ab0e on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #c9ab0e; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #c9ab0e on a white background.</div></div>

#c9ab0e Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #c9ab0e on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #c9ab0e; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #c9ab0e on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #c9ab0e to White

This is a gradient from #c9ab0e to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#c9ab0e,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#c9ab0e,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#c9ab0e,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#c9ab0e,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #c9ab0e to white.</div>

Gradient from #c9ab0e to Black

This is a gradient from #c9ab0e to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#c9ab0e,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#c9ab0e,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#c9ab0e,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#c9ab0e,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #c9ab0e to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #c9ab0e

In addition to using #c9ab0e on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #c9ab0e in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #c9ab0e, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 201, Green = 171, Blue = 14). If you need details about the color coordinates of #c9ab0e in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #c9ab0e
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(201, 171, 14)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #c9ab0e; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #c9ab0e; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #c9ab0e; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(201, 171, 14);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#c9ab0e")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:201, green:171, blue:14, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:201 green:171 blue:14 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(201f, 171f, 14f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(201, 171, 14);
 

#c9ab0e Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #c9ab0e the same way. For those with color blindness, #c9ab0e might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #c9ab0e looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #c9ab0e is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #c9ab0e looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #c9ab0e will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #c9ab0e is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.3:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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