What color is #C9C99B?

#C9C99B is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Court-Bouillon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9C99B?

The RGB value is 201, 201, 155: 201 red, 201 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9C99B?

The complementary color is #9B9BC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9C99B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.31:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9C99B color

#C9C99B rgb(201, 201, 155)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C9C99B is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 78.8% green and 60.8% blue (201, 201, 155).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 30% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Court-Bouillon (#CECB97), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.31:1).

#C9C99B color codes

HEX	`#C9C99B`
RGB	`rgb(201, 201, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 78.8%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 30%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 23%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 23%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.93, -7.48, 23.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.93, 24.25, 107.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.89, 56.558, 39.24)`
Decimal	`13224347`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9C99B, 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 #C9C99B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9C99B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.31:1	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 #C9C99B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9c99b; }
.text { color: #c9c99b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9c99b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 201 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9c99b, #b2c99b); }

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Questions

What color is #C9C99B?: #C9C99B is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Court-Bouillon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9C99B?: The RGB value is 201, 201, 155: 201 red, 201 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9C99B?: The complementary color is #9B9BC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9C99B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.31:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.