What color is #C9D6A9?

#C9D6A9 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Seedling. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9D6A9?

The RGB value is 201, 214, 169: 201 red, 214 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9D6A9?

The complementary color is #B6A9D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9D6A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.68:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9D6A9 color

#C9D6A9 rgb(201, 214, 169)

Shades of green

The hex color #C9D6A9 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 83.9% green and 66.3% blue (201, 214, 169).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 35% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Seedling (#C0CBA1), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.68:1).

#C9D6A9 color codes

HEX	`#C9D6A9`
RGB	`rgb(201, 214, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 83.9%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 35%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 21%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 21%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.64, -12.08, 20.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.64, 24.06, 120.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.295, 63.375, 46.848)`
Decimal	`13227689`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9D6A9, 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 #C9D6A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9D6A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.68:1	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 #C9D6A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9d6a9; }
.text { color: #c9d6a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9d6a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 214 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9d6a9, #b2d6a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #C9D6A9?: #C9D6A9 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Seedling. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9D6A9?: The RGB value is 201, 214, 169: 201 red, 214 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9D6A9?: The complementary color is #B6A9D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9D6A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.68:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.