Recognised as Colour
#C9C3A0
- #C9C3A0
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#C9C3A0 is a yellow with RGB values 201, 195, 160 and HSL 51°, 28%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#C9C3A0#C9C3A0
HEX#C9C3A0
RGBrgb(201, 195, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.7647, 0.6275
RGB percentages78.8%, 76.5%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(51.2, 27.5%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.2, 20.4%, 78.8%)
CMYK0%, 3%, 20.4%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,222,816
CSS custom property--colour: #C9C3A0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53986WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.8:1
Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#363C5F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A0A6C9
Analogous#C9AEA0, #BAC9A0
Triadic#A0C9C3, #C3A0C9
Split complementary#A0BBC9, #AFA0C9
Tetradic#A0C9AF, #A0A6C9, #C9A0BA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R201
G195
B160
Red201 (78.8%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue51.22°
Saturation (HSL)27.52%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C9 · G C3 · B A0
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