What color is #C9C4B3?

#C9C4B3 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Stone Fortress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9C4B3?

The RGB value is 201, 196, 179: 201 red, 196 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9C4B3?

The complementary color is #B3B8C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9C4B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.03:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9C4B3 color

#C9C4B3 rgb(201, 196, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C9C4B3 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 76.9% green and 70.2% blue (201, 196, 179).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 17% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 11% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Stone Fortress (#C5C0B0), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.03:1).

#C9C4B3 color codes

HEX	`#C9C4B3`
RGB	`rgb(201, 196, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 76.9%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 17%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 11%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 11%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.13, -1.2, 9.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.13, 9.23, 97.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.963, 55.153, 50.547)`
Decimal	`13223091`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9C4B3, 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 #C9C4B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9C4B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.03:1	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 #C9C4B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9c4b3; }
.text { color: #c9c4b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9c4b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 196 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9c4b3, #c3c9b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #C9C4B3?: #C9C4B3 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Stone Fortress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9C4B3?: The RGB value is 201, 196, 179: 201 red, 196 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9C4B3?: The complementary color is #B3B8C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9C4B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.03:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.