What color is #C9C49F?

#C9C49F is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Crystal Palace. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9C49F?

The RGB value is 201, 196, 159: 201 red, 196 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9C49F?

The complementary color is #9FA4C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9C49F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.88:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9C49F color

#C9C49F rgb(201, 196, 159)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C9C49F is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 76.9% green and 62.4% blue (201, 196, 159).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 28% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 21% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Crystal Palace (#D3CFAB), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.88:1).

#C9C49F color codes

HEX	`#C9C49F`
RGB	`rgb(201, 196, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 76.9%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 28%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 21%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 21%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.7, -4.31, 19.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.7, 19.73, 102.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.085, 54.401, 40.656)`
Decimal	`13223071`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9C49F, 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 #C9C49F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9C49F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.88:1	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 #C9C49F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9c49f; }
.text { color: #c9c49f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9c49f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 196 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9c49f, #b9c99f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C9C49F?: #C9C49F is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Crystal Palace. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9C49F?: The RGB value is 201, 196, 159: 201 red, 196 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9C49F?: The complementary color is #9FA4C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9C49F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.88:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.