What color is #C9C45B?

#C9C45B is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Salsa Verde. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9C45B?

The RGB value is 201, 196, 91: 201 red, 196 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9C45B?

The complementary color is #5B60C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9C45B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.53:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9C45B color

#C9C45B rgb(201, 196, 91)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C9C45B is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 76.9% green and 35.7% blue (201, 196, 91).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 50% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 55% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Salsa Verde (#CEC754), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.53:1).

#C9C45B color codes

HEX	`#C9C45B`
RGB	`rgb(201, 196, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 76.9%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 50%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 55%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 55%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.67, -11.99, 52.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.67, 53.8, 102.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.717, 52.654, 17.651)`
Decimal	`13223003`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9C45B, 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 #C9C45B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9C45B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.53:1	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 #C9C45B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9c45b; }
.text { color: #c9c45b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9c45b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 196 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9c45b, #97c95b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #C9C45B?: #C9C45B is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Salsa Verde. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9C45B?: The RGB value is 201, 196, 91: 201 red, 196 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9C45B?: The complementary color is #5B60C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9C45B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.53:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.