What color is #C9D600?

#C9D600 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Goldzilla. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9D600?

The RGB value is 201, 214, 0: 201 red, 214 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9D600?

The complementary color is #0D00D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9D600?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.1:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9D600 color

#C9D600 rgb(201, 214, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C9D600 is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 83.9% green and 0% blue (201, 214, 0).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 100% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Goldzilla (#CDD80D), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.1:1).

#C9D600 color codes

HEX	`#C9D600`
RGB	`rgb(201, 214, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 83.9%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 100%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 100%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 100%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.12, -24.36, 81.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.12, 85.14, 106.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.136, 60.512, 9.144)`
Decimal	`13227520`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9D600, 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 #C9D600	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9D600 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.1:1	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 #C9D600 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9d600; }
.text { color: #c9d600; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9d600; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 214 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9d600, #5ed600); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dandelion.

Questions

What color is #C9D600?: #C9D600 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Goldzilla. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9D600?: The RGB value is 201, 214, 0: 201 red, 214 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9D600?: The complementary color is #0D00D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9D600?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.1:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.