Palettes / Colors / #C1931B

#C1931B — Yellow

#C1931B is a yellow color we call 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 #C1931B 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.

#C1931B 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 #1B4AC0; it also sits naturally between #C03F1B and #9CC01B. 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 58% · Blue 11%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 86% · Key 24%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C1931B

.text { color: #C1931B; }
.background { background-color: #C1931B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C1931B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(193, 147, 27); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(43, 75%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C1931B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(193, 147, 27, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C1931B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(193, 147, 27, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C1931B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C1931B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #1B4AC0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C1931B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C1931B

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 #C1931B 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 #C1931B 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

← #C1931A  ·  #C1931C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C1931B?

#C1931B is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 193, 147, 27). Its closest standard named color is DarkGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C1931B?

#C1931B is RGB 193, 147, 27 — HSL 43°, 75%, 43% — CMYK 0%, 24%, 86%, 24%.

What colors go with #C1931B?

Its complement is #1B4AC0; analogous partners are #C03F1B and #9CC01B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C1931B for text?

Black text on #C1931B has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.82:1.