Colour
#C9C9BB
- #C9C9BB
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#C9C9BB is a yellow with RGB values 201, 201, 187 and HSL 60°, 11%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#C9C9BB#C9C9BB
HEX#C9C9BB
RGBrgb(201, 201, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.7882, 0.7333
RGB percentages78.8%, 78.8%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(60, 11.5%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 7%, 78.8%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 7%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,224,379
CSS custom property--colour: #C9C9BB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57779WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.56:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#363644
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BBBBC9
Analogous#C9C2BB, #C2C9BB
Triadic#BBC9C9, #C9BBC9
Split complementary#BBC2C9, #C2BBC9
Tetradic#BBC9C2, #BBBBC9, #C9BBC2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R201
G201
B187
Red201 (78.8%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)11.48%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR C9 · G C9 · B BB
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