#C1C11A Color

#C1C11A is rgb(193, 193, 26) in RGB, hsl(60, 76%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 0%, 87%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Acid Green (#B0BF1A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C1C11A

HEX#C1C11A

RGBrgb(193, 193, 26)

HSLhsl(60, 76%, 43%)

HSVhsv(60, 87%, 76%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 87%, 24%)

OKLCHoklch(78.5% 0.166 109.7)

LABlab(76.17% -12.51 72.48)

LCHlch(76.17% 73.56 99.79)

What #C1C11A 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 #C1C11A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Acid Green#B0BF1AΔE 6.87 Citrine#E4D00AΔE 13.58 Pear#D1E231ΔE 13.64 Maximum Green Yellow#D9E650ΔE 14.1 Citron#9FA91FΔE 14.12 Minion Yellow#F5E050ΔE 15.63

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

#C1C11A Channel Values

How #C1C11A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 193 · G 193 · B 26	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 60° · S 76% · L 43%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 60° · S 87% · V 76%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 0% · Y 87% · K 24%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.92:1 vs white · 10.91:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C1C11A 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 text1.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text10.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C1C11A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C1C11A; 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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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #C1C11A

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.

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Shades

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How #C1C11A 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#C1C11A

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Protanomaly#C1C11A

Deuteranopia#C1C11A

Deuteranomaly#C1C11A

Tritanopia#CBB6B6

Tritanomaly#C7BA91

Achromatopsia#BBBBBB

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Using #C1C11A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c1c11a: #C1C11A;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C1C11A;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c1c11a': '#C1C11A' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.757, green: 0.757, blue: 0.102)

Android XML<color name="color_c1c11a">#C1C11A</color>

SVG fillfill="#C1C11A"

More Yellow Colors

#C1C11A sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807 fffff5 1b1404 fffff0 1f1f00 ffffeb 242400 ffffe5 2a2913 ffffe0 2b2003 ffffd6 573a00 856514 b0a94f cc9900 e0e000 edeae0 f2f1e3 f8f3c9 fcfce8 ffcc00 fff000 ffff0f

#C1C11A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C1C11A?

#C1C11A is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(193, 193, 26) in RGB and hsl(60, 76%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Acid Green (#B0BF1A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.87.

What is the RGB value of #C1C11A?

#C1C11A is rgb(193, 193, 26) — red 193, green 193, and blue 26 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C1C11A?

#C1C11A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 0%, 87%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C1C11A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C1C11A scores 1.92:1 against white and 10.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C1C11A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C1C11A 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 21.71, which is visibly different.

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