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#C19F06 — Vivid Yellow

#C19F06 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 #C19F06 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.

#C19F06 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 #0628C1; it also sits naturally between #C14106 and #86C106. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#C19F06 · RGB 193, 159, 6

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Color values

HEX#C19F06
RGB193, 159, 6
HSL49°, 94%, 39%
HSV49°, 97%, 76%
CMYK0%, 18%, 97%, 24%
XYZ34.42, 36.15, 5.34
Yxy36.15, 0.4535, 0.4762
CIE-Lab66.63, 0.23, 69.28
Hunter Lab60.12, 0.20, 34.84

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 76% · Green 62% · Blue 2%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 97% · Key 24%

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

Previews

Sample text in #C19F06 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #C19F06 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #C19F06

.text { color: #C19F06; }
.background { background-color: #C19F06; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C19F06; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(193, 159, 6); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(49, 94%, 39%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C19F06; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(193, 159, 6, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C19F06; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(193, 159, 6, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C19F06">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C19F06">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C19F06

#B29206#9E8205#8F7604#7C6604#6D5903#594903#4A3D02#362D02#282101#141001

Tints of #C19F06

#DFB707#F7CB08#F8D225#F9D843#FADE61#FBE379#FCE997#FDF0B5#FDF5CE#FEFBEB

Tones of #C19F06

#B49613#A68E21#99852E#8B7D3C#7E7449#706C57

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0628C1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.55:1 Fails
Against black text8.23:1 AAA

Best text color on #C19F06: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C19F06

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #C19F06: ·

How #C19F06 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B2B22BDeuteranopia · #B4B734Tritanopia · #BF484F

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:

Tailwind yellow 600 · #CA8A04Tailwind yellow 500 · #EAB308Tailwind amber 600 · #D97706

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #C19F06 rather than the exact color:

Lucky Ruby Ember
#BFA815 · #ECE24F · #2F49E8 · #9997ED
Misty Saffron
#772A12 · #CAA016 · #94C913 · #2C8A16
Tender Ruby Orchard
#C19215 · #EFB06A · #4975EB · #93A0EC
Dreamy Marble
#C9A119 · #658D14 · #185810 · #1EB662
Tender Petal
#C69D1A · #C4DE67 · #6CE231 · #15A026
Gentle Cinder
#D09913 · #EFBE4C · #1E5AEA · #C3CFF6

Similar colors

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

#BFA815#CAA016#C19215#C9A119#C69D1A#D09913#B4AD13#D29A15#C1971D#AC9C12#B3B011#B29919

Browse neighbouring colors

← #C19F05  ·  #C19F07 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C19F06?

#C19F06 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 193, 159, 6). Its closest standard named color is DarkGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C19F06?

#C19F06 is RGB 193, 159, 6 — HSL 49°, 94%, 39% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 97%, 24%.

What colors go with #C19F06?

Its complement is #0628C1; analogous partners are #C14106 and #86C106. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C19F06 for text?

Black text on #C19F06 has a contrast ratio of 8.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.55:1.