#C2C945 Color

#C2C945 is rgb(194, 201, 69) in RGB, hsl(63, 55%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 0%, 66%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Acid Green (#B0BF1A), visibly different at ΔE 10.25. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C2C945

HEX#C2C945

RGBrgb(194, 201, 69)

HSLhsl(63, 55%, 53%)

HSVhsv(63, 66%, 79%)

CMYKcmyk(3%, 0%, 66%, 21%)

OKLCHoklch(80.6% 0.152 112.3)

LABlab(78.60% -14.62 61.96)

LCHlch(78.60% 63.66 103.28)

What #C2C945 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 #C2C945, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Acid Green#B0BF1AΔE 10.25 June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 10.34 Booger Buster#DDE26AΔE 10.48 Citron#9FA91FΔE 11.93 Maximum Green Yellow#D9E650ΔE 12.01 Straw#E4D96FΔE 14.44

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

#C2C945 Channel Values

How #C2C945 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 194 · G 201 · B 69	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 63° · S 55% · L 53%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 63° · S 66% · V 79%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 3% · M 0% · Y 66% · K 21%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.79:1 vs white · 11.73:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C2C945 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 text1.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text11.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C2C945

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C2C945; 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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Complementary

Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #C2C945

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

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How #C2C945 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#C2C945

Protanopia#C8C845

Protanomaly#C6C845

Deuteranopia#C7C746

Deuteranomaly#C5C845

Tritanopia#CCBEBE

Tritanomaly#C8C39C

Achromatopsia#C2C2C2

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Using #C2C945 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c2c945: #C2C945;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C2C945;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c2c945': '#C2C945' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.761, green: 0.788, blue: 0.271)

Android XML<color name="color_c2c945">#C2C945</color>

SVG fillfill="#C2C945"

More Yellow Colors

#C2C945 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

#C2C945 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C2C945?

#C2C945 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(194, 201, 69) in RGB and hsl(63, 55%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Acid Green (#B0BF1A), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.25.

What is the RGB value of #C2C945?

#C2C945 is rgb(194, 201, 69) — red 194, green 201, and blue 69 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C2C945?

#C2C945 converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 0%, 66%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C2C945 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C2C945 scores 1.79:1 against white and 11.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C2C945 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C2C945 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 18.92, which is visibly different.

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