What color is #C9BD86?

#C9BD86 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Golden Mist. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9BD86?

The RGB value is 201, 189, 134: 201 red, 189 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9BD86?

The complementary color is #8692C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9BD86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.11:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9BD86 color

#C9BD86 rgb(201, 189, 134)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C9BD86 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 74.1% green and 52.5% blue (201, 189, 134).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 38% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 33% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Golden Mist (#D4C990), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.11:1).

#C9BD86 color codes

HEX	`#C9BD86`
RGB	`rgb(201, 189, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 74.1%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 38%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 33%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 33%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.4, -4.03, 29.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.4, 29.66, 97.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.589, 50.535, 29.85)`
Decimal	`13221254`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9BD86, 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 #C9BD86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9BD86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.11:1	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 #C9BD86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9bd86; }
.text { color: #c9bd86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9bd86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 189 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9bd86, #b4c986); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C9BD86?: #C9BD86 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Golden Mist. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9BD86?: The RGB value is 201, 189, 134: 201 red, 189 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9BD86?: The complementary color is #8692C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9BD86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.11:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.