What color is #C9CFA3?

#C9CFA3 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Seedling. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9CFA3?

The RGB value is 201, 207, 163: 201 red, 207 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9CFA3?

The complementary color is #A9A3CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9CFA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.94:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9CFA3 color

#C9CFA3 rgb(201, 207, 163)

Shades of green

The hex color #C9CFA3 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 81.2% green and 63.9% blue (201, 207, 163).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 31% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Seedling (#C0CBA1), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.94:1).

#C9CFA3 color codes

HEX	`#C9CFA3`
RGB	`rgb(201, 207, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 81.2%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 31%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 21%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 21%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.67, -9.41, 21.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.67, 23.23, 113.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.011, 59.688, 43.371)`
Decimal	`13225891`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9CFA3, 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 #C9CFA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9CFA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.94:1	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 #C9CFA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9cfa3; }
.text { color: #c9cfa3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9cfa3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 207 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9cfa3, #b3cfa3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #C9CFA3?: #C9CFA3 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Seedling. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9CFA3?: The RGB value is 201, 207, 163: 201 red, 207 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9CFA3?: The complementary color is #A9A3CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9CFA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.94:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.