What color is #C9CAAB?

#C9CAAB is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9CAAB?

The RGB value is 201, 202, 171: 201 red, 202 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9CAAB?

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

Is black or white text better on #C9CAAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.52:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9CAAB color

#C9CAAB rgb(201, 202, 171)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C9CAAB is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 79.2% green and 67.1% blue (201, 202, 171).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 23% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Melon (#CFD1B2), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.52:1).

#C9CAAB color codes

HEX	`#C9CAAB`
RGB	`rgb(201, 202, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 79.2%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 23%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 15%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 15%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.52, -5.62, 15.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.52, 16.39, 110.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.558, 57.599, 46.869)`
Decimal	`13224619`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9CAAB, 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 #C9CAAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9CAAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.52:1	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 #C9CAAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9caab; }
.text { color: #c9caab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9caab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 202 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9caab, #b9caab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #C9CAAB?: #C9CAAB is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9CAAB?: The RGB value is 201, 202, 171: 201 red, 202 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9CAAB?: The complementary color is #ACABCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9CAAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.52:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.