What color is #C9B654?

#C9B654 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Vegas Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9B654?

The RGB value is 201, 182, 84: 201 red, 182 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9B654?

The complementary color is #5467C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9B654?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.3:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9B654 color

#C9B654 rgb(201, 182, 84)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C9B654 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 71.4% green and 32.9% blue (201, 182, 84).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 52% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 58% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Vegas Gold (#C5B358), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.3:1).

#C9B654 color codes

HEX	`#C9B654`
RGB	`rgb(201, 182, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 71.4%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 52%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 58%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 58%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.88, -5.31, 51.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.88, 51.65, 95.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.417, 46.515, 15.13)`
Decimal	`13219412`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9B654, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #C9B654	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9B654 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #C9B654 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9b654; }
.text { color: #c9b654; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9b654; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 182 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9b654, #a1c954); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #C9B654?: #C9B654 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Vegas Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9B654?: The RGB value is 201, 182, 84: 201 red, 182 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9B654?: The complementary color is #5467C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9B654?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.3:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.