Palettes / Colors / #C19209

#C19209 — Vivid Yellow

#C19209 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 #C19209 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.

#C19209 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 #0938C3; it also sits naturally between #C33809 and #94C309. 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 4%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 95% · Key 24%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C19209

.text { color: #C19209; }
.background { background-color: #C19209; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C19209; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(193, 146, 9); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(45, 91%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C19209; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(193, 146, 9, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C19209; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(193, 146, 9, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C19209">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C19209">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C19209

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #0938C3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C19209: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C19209

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:

How #C19209 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 #C19209 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

← #C19208  ·  #C1920A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C19209?

#C19209 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 193, 146, 9). Its closest standard named color is DarkGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C19209?

#C19209 is RGB 193, 146, 9 — HSL 45°, 91%, 40% — CMYK 0%, 24%, 95%, 24%.

What colors go with #C19209?

Its complement is #0938C3; analogous partners are #C33809 and #94C309. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C19209 for text?

Black text on #C19209 has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.84:1.