What color is #C9C7AE?

#C9C7AE is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9C7AE?

The RGB value is 201, 199, 174: 201 red, 199 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9C7AE?

The complementary color is #AEB0C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9C7AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.26:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9C7AE color

#C9C7AE rgb(201, 199, 174)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C9C7AE is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 78% green and 68.2% blue (201, 199, 174).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 20% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 13% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Fog (#CBCAB6), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.26:1).

#C9C7AE color codes

HEX	`#C9C7AE`
RGB	`rgb(201, 199, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 78%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 20%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 13%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 13%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.8, -3.58, 12.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.8, 13.27, 105.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.15, 56.321, 48.16)`
Decimal	`13223854`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9C7AE, 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 #C9C7AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9C7AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.26:1	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 #C9C7AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9c7ae; }
.text { color: #c9c7ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9c7ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 199 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9c7ae, #bec9ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #C9C7AE?: #C9C7AE is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9C7AE?: The RGB value is 201, 199, 174: 201 red, 199 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9C7AE?: The complementary color is #AEB0C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9C7AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.26:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.