What color is #C9C5B1?

#C9C5B1 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Chrome White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9C5B1?

The RGB value is 201, 197, 177: 201 red, 197 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9C5B1?

The complementary color is #B1B5C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9C5B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.1:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9C5B1 color

#C9C5B1 rgb(201, 197, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C9C5B1 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 77.3% green and 69.4% blue (201, 197, 177).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 18% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 12% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Chrome White (#CAC7B7), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.1:1).

#C9C5B1 color codes

HEX	`#C9C5B1`
RGB	`rgb(201, 197, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 77.3%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 18%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 12%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 12%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.34, -2.05, 10.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.34, 10.73, 101.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.989, 55.525, 49.565)`
Decimal	`13223345`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9C5B1, 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 #C9C5B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9C5B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.1:1	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 #C9C5B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9c5b1; }
.text { color: #c9c5b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9c5b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 197 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9c5b1, #c1c9b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #C9C5B1?: #C9C5B1 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Chrome White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9C5B1?: The RGB value is 201, 197, 177: 201 red, 197 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9C5B1?: The complementary color is #B1B5C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9C5B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.1:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.