Palettes / Colors / #C19120

#C19120 — Yellow

#C19120 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color DarkGoldenRod (#B8860B). It belongs to the yellow family.

#C19120 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #1F50C1; it also sits naturally between #C1401F and #A1C11F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 76% · Green 57% · Blue 13%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 83% · Key 24%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #C19120

.text { color: #C19120; }
.background { background-color: #C19120; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C19120; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(193, 145, 32); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 72%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C19120; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(193, 145, 32, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C19120; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(193, 145, 32, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C19120">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C19120">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #1F50C1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C19120: #000000.

How #C19120 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #C19120 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #C1911F  ·  #C19121 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C19120?

#C19120 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 193, 145, 32). Its closest standard named color is DarkGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C19120?

#C19120 is RGB 193, 145, 32 — HSL 42°, 72%, 44% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 83%, 24%.

What colors go with #C19120?

Its complement is #1F50C1; analogous partners are #C1401F and #A1C11F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C19120 for text?

Black text on #C19120 has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.86:1.