What color is #C9D99D?

#C9D99D is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Mermaid Tears. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9D99D?

The RGB value is 201, 217, 157: 201 red, 217 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9D99D?

The complementary color is #AD9DD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9D99D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.9:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9D99D color

#C9D99D rgb(201, 217, 157)

Shades of green

The hex color #C9D99D is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 85.1% green and 61.6% blue (201, 217, 157).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 44% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Mermaid Tears (#D9E6A6), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.9:1).

#C9D99D color codes

HEX	`#C9D99D`
RGB	`rgb(201, 217, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 85.1%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 44%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 28%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 28%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.21, -15.34, 27.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.21, 31.79, 118.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.986, 64.478, 41.44)`
Decimal	`13228445`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9D99D, 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 #C9D99D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9D99D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.9:1	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 #C9D99D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9d99d; }
.text { color: #c9d99d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9d99d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 217 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9d99d, #abd99d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #C9D99D?: #C9D99D is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Mermaid Tears. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9D99D?: The RGB value is 201, 217, 157: 201 red, 217 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9D99D?: The complementary color is #AD9DD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9D99D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.9:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.