#C9A500 Hex color

#C9A500

The hexadecimal color code #C9A500 corresponds to the code RGB( 201, 165, 0 ). It's a shade of Yellow. This color is a combination of red (at 0,79 level), green (at 0,65 level) and blue (at 0,00 level). Its brightness is 39% and its saturation is 100%. It is composed of red at 54%, green at 45% and blue at 0%.


Features

Hue

Saturation

Brightness

49
100
39
Shade of Yellow
Hex Code #C9A500
RGB Code rgb( 201 , 165 , 0)
RGB Code Percentagergb( 78.8% , 64.7% , 0.0% )
HSLhsl( 49 , 100% , 39% )
Complementary
Color
#365AFF


Variations of #C9A500

Lighter Shades

Palette of gradually lightened shades. The lightest shade of #C9A500 is the color #F9F6E5

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Darker Shades

Palette of progressively darker shades. The darkest shade is #141000.

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Other Shades of Yellow

Examples of other colors within the Yellow spectrum .

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Color Palettes

The complementary color #365AFF is the color exactly opposite to #C9A500 on the color wheel. The triadic palette is created by selecting two colors that are evenly spaced on the color wheel.

Complementary color palette

#C9A500

Triadic palette



Uses of #C9A500 in CSS

When using #C9A500 as the background color, consider selecting a lighter text color for improved readability. If you want to use #C9A500 as the text color, prefer a light background, such as Blanc.

#C9A500 as background color

Black text
White text
div{ background: #C9A500;  }

Colored text

With a white background or
with a dark background
div{ color: #C9A500;  }

Border

#C9A500 colored border with a width of 3px
div{ border: 3px solid #C9A500;  }

Shadow

#C9A500 shadow colored
div{ box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px #C9A500; }

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