What color is #C9C69E?

#C9C69E 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 #C9C69E?

The RGB value is 201, 198, 158: 201 red, 198 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9C69E?

The complementary color is #9EA1C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9C69E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.05:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9C69E color

#C9C69E rgb(201, 198, 158)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C9C69E is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 77.6% green and 62% blue (201, 198, 158).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 28% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% 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 12.05:1).

#C9C69E color codes

HEX	`#C9C69E`
RGB	`rgb(201, 198, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 77.6%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 28%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 21%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 21%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.2, -5.5, 20.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.2, 21.2, 105.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.453, 55.275, 40.352)`
Decimal	`13223582`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9C69E, 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 #C9C69E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9C69E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.05:1	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 #C9C69E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9c69e; }
.text { color: #c9c69e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9c69e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 198 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9c69e, #b6c99e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C9C69E?: #C9C69E 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 #C9C69E?: The RGB value is 201, 198, 158: 201 red, 198 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9C69E?: The complementary color is #9EA1C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9C69E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.05:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.