What color is #C9C1A5?

#C9C1A5 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lush. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9C1A5?

The RGB value is 201, 193, 165: 201 red, 193 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9C1A5?

The complementary color is #A5ADC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9C1A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.65:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9C1A5 color

#C9C1A5 rgb(201, 193, 165)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C9C1A5 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 75.7% green and 64.7% blue (201, 193, 165).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 25% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 18% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Lush (#C5BDA0), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.65:1).

#C9C1A5 color codes

HEX	`#C9C1A5`
RGB	`rgb(201, 193, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 75.7%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 25%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 18%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 18%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.04, -1.84, 15.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.04, 15.24, 96.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.949, 53.275, 43.242)`
Decimal	`13222309`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9C1A5, 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 #C9C1A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9C1A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.65:1	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 #C9C1A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9c1a5; }
.text { color: #c9c1a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9c1a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 193 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9c1a5, #bfc9a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #C9C1A5?: #C9C1A5 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lush. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9C1A5?: The RGB value is 201, 193, 165: 201 red, 193 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9C1A5?: The complementary color is #A5ADC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9C1A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.65:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.