Recognised as Colour
#C2C09F
- #C2C09F
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#C2C09F is a yellow with RGB values 194, 192, 159 and HSL 57°, 22%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#C2C09F#C2C09F
HEX#C2C09F
RGBrgb(194, 192, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.7529, 0.6235
RGB percentages76.1%, 75.3%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(56.6, 22.3%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56.6, 18%, 76.1%)
CMYK0%, 1%, 18%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,763,295
CSS custom property--colour: #C2C09F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51672WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.33:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#3D3F60
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9FA1C2
Analogous#C2AF9F, #B3C29F
Triadic#9FC2C0, #C09FC2
Split complementary#9FB3C2, #AE9FC2
Tetradic#9FC2AF, #9FA1C2, #C29FB3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R194
G192
B159
Red194 (76.1%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue56.57°
Saturation (HSL)22.29%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C2 · G C0 · B 9F
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