Recognised as Colour
#C9C9A0
- #C9C9A0
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Wheat
#C9C9A0 is a yellow with RGB values 201, 201, 160 and HSL 60°, 28%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.
Colour values
#C9C9A0#C9C9A0
HEX#C9C9A0
RGBrgb(201, 201, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.7882, 0.6275
RGB percentages78.8%, 78.8%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(60, 27.5%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 20.4%, 78.8%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 20.4%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,224,352
CSS custom property--colour: #C9C9A0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56729WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.35:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#36365F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A0A0C9
Analogous#C9B4A0, #B4C9A0
Triadic#A0C9C9, #C9A0C9
Split complementary#A0B4C9, #B4A0C9
Tetradic#A0C9B4, #A0A0C9, #C9A0B4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R201
G201
B160
Red201 (78.8%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)27.52%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR C9 · G C9 · B A0
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