#C19A13Rapeseed (#C19A13) is a light, saturated yellow with an OKLCH hue of 90°, lightness 0.7 and chroma 0.14. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #C19A13 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(193, 154, 19) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 82%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 90%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 20%, 90%, 24%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(65.4 3.1 66.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.703 0.140 90) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Rapeseed shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#c59500 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#c69a09 — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#c19a13 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#c19b16 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Rapeseed in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2.66:1 and against black 7.9:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#fff1cc · #e8c664 · #c19a13 · #997800 · #6e5600 · #463600
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#b9d07f · #bcb750 · #c19a13 · #bb7f18 · #af6728 · #9d5234
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#a6cba1 · #c19a13 · #9d7d11 · #2a7723 · #5a4600 · #143811
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#f8e4b0 · #ccc1a4 · #c19a13 · #907c46 · #3c51a6 · #2e2304
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#edf2ff · #c19a13 · #8a8471 · #4c4f58 · #26200c · #000104
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#edf2fd · #c4c9d6 · #969baa · #1c2233 · #01020f · #c19a13
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d2dfbb · #c19a13 · #b47e67 · #2360f1 · #2f3155 · #120523
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#b1ded2 · #c19a13 · #8f7ece · #55758a · #283451 · #0b1204
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d8f9ff · #c19a13 · #0095a7 · #772b73 · #3b0039 · #000305
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#d5fcf3 · #c19a13 · #009986 · #33469b · #42001e · #010011
#CBA946 · #D6B867 · #E0C785 · #EAD6A1 · #F5E5BD
#9F7E00 · #7E6300 · #5E4900 · #403100 · #251A00
#BA9C47 · #B39D64 · #AB9E7B
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.