Palettes / Colors / #C2A200

#C2A200 — Vivid Yellow

#C2A200 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color DarkGoldenRod (#B8860B). It belongs to the yellow family.

#C2A200 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 #0020C2; it also sits naturally between #C24100 and #81C200. 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 64% · Blue 0%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 100% · Key 24%

Previews

CSS code for #C2A200

.text { color: #C2A200; }
.background { background-color: #C2A200; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C2A200; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(194, 162, 0); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(50, 100%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C2A200; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(194, 162, 0, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C2A200; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(194, 162, 0, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C2A200">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C2A200">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C2A200

Tints of #C2A200

Tones of #C2A200

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0020C2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C2A200: #000000.

How #C2A200 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 #C2A200 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #C2A1FF  ·  #C2A201 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C2A200?

#C2A200 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 194, 162, 0). Its closest standard named color is DarkGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C2A200?

#C2A200 is RGB 194, 162, 0 — HSL 50°, 100%, 38% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 100%, 24%.

What colors go with #C2A200?

Its complement is #0020C2; analogous partners are #C24100 and #81C200. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C2A200 for text?

Black text on #C2A200 has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.48:1.