Palettes / Colors / #C19205
#C19205 — Vivid Yellow
#C19205 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color DarkGoldenRod (#B8860B). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: darkgoldenrod (#B8860B) — not an exact match. CSS darkgoldenrod gives you #B8860B, a different color; use #C19205 when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#C19205 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 #0534C2; it also sits naturally between #C23405 and #93C205. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #C19205 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 193, 146, 5 |
| HSL | 45°, 95%, 39% |
| HSV | 45°, 97%, 76% |
| CMYK | 0%, 24%, 97%, 24% |
| XYZ | 32.30, 31.91, 4.60 |
| Yxy | 31.91, 0.4694, 0.4637 |
| CIE-Lab | 63.27, 7.25, 67.01 |
| Hunter Lab | 56.49, 6.33, 32.85 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 76% · Green 57% · Blue 2%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 97% · Key 24%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #C19205
.text { color: #C19205; }
.background { background-color: #C19205; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C19205; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(193, 146, 5); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(45, 95%, 39%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C19205; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(193, 146, 5, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C19205; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(193, 146, 5, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#C19205">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C19205">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #0534C2:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.85:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 7.38:1 AAA |
Best text color on #C19205: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C19205
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #C19205: ·
How #C19205 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 #C19205 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #C19205?
#C19205 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 193, 146, 5). Its closest standard named color is DarkGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #C19205?
#C19205 is RGB 193, 146, 5 — HSL 45°, 95%, 39% — CMYK 0%, 24%, 97%, 24%.
What colors go with #C19205?
Its complement is #0534C2; analogous partners are #C23405 and #93C205. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #C19205 for text?
Black text on #C19205 has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.85:1.