Recognised as Colour
#C9C2A0
- #C9C2A0
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#C9C2A0 is a yellow with RGB values 201, 194, 160 and HSL 50°, 28%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#C9C2A0#C9C2A0
HEX#C9C2A0
RGBrgb(201, 194, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.7608, 0.6275
RGB percentages78.8%, 76.1%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(49.8, 27.5%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.8, 20.4%, 78.8%)
CMYK0%, 3.5%, 20.4%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,222,560
CSS custom property--colour: #C9C2A0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53539WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.71:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#363D5F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A0A7C9
Analogous#C9ADA0, #BBC9A0
Triadic#A0C9C2, #C2A0C9
Split complementary#A0BBC9, #ADA0C9
Tetradic#A0C9AD, #A0A7C9, #C9A0BB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R201
G194
B160
Red201 (78.8%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue49.76°
Saturation (HSL)27.52%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C9 · G C2 · B A0
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