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#C1911F Color

#C1911F is rgb(193, 145, 31) in RGB, hsl(42, 72%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 25%, 84%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Caramel (#C68E17), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.27. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C1911F
HEX#C1911F
RGBrgb(193, 145, 31)
HSLhsl(42, 72%, 44%)
HSVhsv(42, 84%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 25%, 84%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(68.5% 0.132 83.1)
LABlab(63.55% 11.59 61.47)
LCHlch(63.55% 62.56 79.32)

What #C1911F Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #C1911F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#C1911F Channel Values

How #C1911F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 193 · G 145 · B 318-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 42° · S 72% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 42° · S 84% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 25% · Y 84% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.86:1 vs white · 7.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C1911F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C1911F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C1911F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C1911F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #C1911F

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C1911F.

How #C1911F Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#C1911F
Protanopia#9B9B1D
Protanomaly#AB971E
Deuteranopia#A3A313
Deuteranomaly#B09C19
Tritanopia#C68989
Tritanomaly#C48C6E
Achromatopsia#999999

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C1911F in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-c1911f: #C1911F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C1911F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c1911f': '#C1911F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.757, green: 0.569, blue: 0.122)
Android XML<color name="color_c1911f">#C1911F</color>
SVG fillfill="#C1911F"

More Yellow Colors

#C1911F sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C1911F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C1911F?

#C1911F is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(193, 145, 31) in RGB and hsl(42, 72%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Caramel (#C68E17), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.27.

What is the RGB value of #C1911F?

#C1911F is rgb(193, 145, 31) — red 193, green 145, and blue 31 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C1911F?

#C1911F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 25%, 84%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C1911F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C1911F scores 2.86:1 against white and 7.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C1911F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C1911F is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkgoldenrod (#B8860B) at a CIE76 distance of 4.3, which is very hard to tell apart.

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