Recognised as Colour
#C9C3A4
- #C9C3A4
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#C9C3A4 is a yellow with RGB values 201, 195, 164 and HSL 50°, 26%, 72%. 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
#C9C3A4#C9C3A4
HEX#C9C3A4
RGBrgb(201, 195, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.7647, 0.6431
RGB percentages78.8%, 76.5%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(50.3, 25.5%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.3, 18.4%, 78.8%)
CMYK0%, 3%, 18.4%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,222,820
CSS custom property--colour: #C9C3A4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54128WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.83:1
Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#363C5B
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 text11.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A4AAC9
Analogous#C9B0A4, #BCC9A4
Triadic#A4C9C3, #C3A4C9
Split complementary#A4BDC9, #B0A4C9
Tetradic#A4C9B0, #A4AAC9, #C9A4BD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R201
G195
B164
Red201 (78.8%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue50.27°
Saturation (HSL)25.52%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C9 · G C3 · B A4
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