Recognised as Colour
#C9CE9E
- #C9CE9E
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Pale goldenrod
#C9CE9E is a yellow with RGB values 201, 206, 158 and HSL 66°, 33%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.
Colour values
#C9CE9E#C9CE9E
HEX#C9CE9E
RGBrgb(201, 206, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.8078, 0.6196
RGB percentages78.8%, 80.8%, 62%
HSLhsl(66.3, 32.9%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(66.3, 23.3%, 80.8%)
CMYK2.4%, 0%, 23.3%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,225,630
CSS custom property--colour: #C9CE9E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.59029WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.81:1
Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#363161
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A39ECE
Analogous#CEBB9E, #B1CE9E
Triadic#9EC9CE, #CE9EC9
Split complementary#9EB1CE, #BB9ECE
Tetradic#9ECEBB, #A39ECE, #CE9EB1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R201
G206
B158
Red201 (78.8%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue66.25°
Saturation (HSL)32.88%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C9 · G CE · B 9E
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