Colour
#C1BCA9
- #C1BCA9
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#C1BCA9 is a yellow with RGB values 193, 188, 169 and HSL 48°, 16%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#C1BCA9#C1BCA9
HEX#C1BCA9
RGBrgb(193, 188, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.7373, 0.6627
RGB percentages75.7%, 73.7%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(47.5, 16.2%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.5, 12.4%, 75.7%)
CMYK0%, 2.6%, 12.4%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,696,745
CSS custom property--colour: #C1BCA9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50168WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.03:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#3E4356
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A9AEC1
Analogous#C1B0A9, #BAC1A9
Triadic#A9C1BC, #BCA9C1
Split complementary#A9BAC1, #B0A9C1
Tetradic#A9C1B0, #A9AEC1, #C1A9BA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R193
G188
B169
Red193 (75.7%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue47.5°
Saturation (HSL)16.22%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C1 · G BC · B A9
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