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#C2B60F — Vivid Yellow

#C2B60F is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: goldenrod (#DAA520) — not an exact match. CSS goldenrod gives you #DAA520, a different color; use #C2B60F 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.

#C2B60F 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 #0F1BC2; it also sits naturally between #C25D0F and #75C20F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#C2B60F · RGB 194, 182, 15

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Color values

HEX#C2B60F
RGB194, 182, 15
HSL56°, 86%, 41%
HSV56°, 92%, 76%
CMYK0%, 6%, 92%, 24%
XYZ39.06, 44.96, 7.07
Yxy44.96, 0.4288, 0.4936
CIE-Lab72.87, -11.30, 72.82
Hunter Lab67.05, -9.93, 38.46

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 76% · Green 71% · Blue 6%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 92% · Key 24%

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

Previews

Sample text in #C2B60F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #C2B60F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #C2B60F

.text { color: #C2B60F; }
.background { background-color: #C2B60F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C2B60F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(194, 182, 15); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(56, 86%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C2B60F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(194, 182, 15, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C2B60F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(194, 182, 15, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C2B60F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C2B60F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C2B60F

#AFA50D#A1970C#8E860B#7B7409#6D6608#5A5507#474305#343104#262403#131201

Tints of #C2B60F

#DFD111#EEE01B#F0E438#F2E750#F4EB6C#F6EE84#F8F2A0#FAF5B8#FCF9D4#FEFCEC

Tones of #C2B60F

#B6AC1B#A8A029#9C9535#8F8A42#837F4E#75735C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0F1BC2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.10:1 Fails
Against black text9.99:1 AAA

Best text color on #C2B60F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C2B60F

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 #C2B60F: ·

How #C2B60F looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #BDBD37Deuteranopia · #BEBE41Tritanopia · #C1575E

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 500 · #EAB308Tailwind yellow 600 · #CA8A04Tailwind amber 500 · #F59E0B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #C2B60F rather than the exact color:

Radiant Drift
#9F112B · #B35422 · #CDB519 · #588313
Lucky Ruby Ember
#BFA815 · #ECE24F · #2F49E8 · #9997ED
Cosmic Ruby Voyage
#941799 · #BAB31C · #1FCAC2 · #F3D1F1
Tranquil Ruby Orchard
#BB6E1A · #B3B011 · #659D1E · #2DAF1E
Smoky Ruby Bloom
#CBC019 · #C1EE6C · #86E866 · #44DF5C
Dreamy Saffron
#B4AD13 · #B5E720 · #9CED58 · #AAF49C

Similar colors

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

#CDB519#BFA815#BAB31C#B3B011#CBC019#B4AD13#CAB31E#CCB51E#C3C61D#C5BE23#D7B013#BAAA20

Browse neighbouring colors

← #C2B60E  ·  #C2B610 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C2B60F?

#C2B60F is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 194, 182, 15). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C2B60F?

#C2B60F is RGB 194, 182, 15 — HSL 56°, 86%, 41% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 92%, 24%.

What colors go with #C2B60F?

Its complement is #0F1BC2; analogous partners are #C25D0F and #75C20F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C2B60F for text?

Black text on #C2B60F has a contrast ratio of 9.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.10:1.