What color is #C9BE28?

#C9BE28 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Indian Pale Ale. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9BE28?

The RGB value is 201, 190, 40: 201 red, 190 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9BE28?

The complementary color is #2833C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9BE28?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9BE28 color

#C9BE28 rgb(201, 190, 40)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C9BE28 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 74.5% green and 15.7% blue (201, 190, 40).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 67% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 80% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Indian Pale Ale (#D5BC26), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.88:1).

#C9BE28 color codes

HEX	`#C9BE28`
RGB	`rgb(201, 190, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 74.5%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 67%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 80%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 80%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.7, -11.76, 70.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.7, 71.06, 99.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.886, 49.399, 9.283)`
Decimal	`13221416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9BE28, 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 #C9BE28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9BE28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.88:1	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 #C9BE28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9be28; }
.text { color: #c9be28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9be28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 190 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9be28, #84c928); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

Questions

What color is #C9BE28?: #C9BE28 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Indian Pale Ale. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9BE28?: The RGB value is 201, 190, 40: 201 red, 190 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9BE28?: The complementary color is #2833C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9BE28?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.