All About Color #C9BF5E

#C9BF5E

About #C9BF5E

#C9BF5E is a medium yellow color with the hex code #C9BF5E. In RGB it is red 201, green 191, blue 94; in HSL it is hue 54°, saturation 50%, lightness 58%; in CMYK it is 0%, 5%, 53%, 21%. Its contrast ratio is 1.89:1 on white and 11.10:1 on black.

#C9BF5E Color Conversion

Hex tripletC9, BF, 5E
CMYK0.00%, 4.98%, 53.23%, 21.18%
RGB Decimal201, 191, 94
HSL54°, 50%, 58%
RGB Octal311, 277, 136
HSV (HSB)54.39°, 53.23%, 78.82%
RGB Binary11001001, 10111111, 1011110
CIE-L*AB76.37, -9.19, 49.54
RGB Percent78.82%, 74.90%, 36.86%
CIE-L*CH76.37, 50.38, 100.51
XYZ44.74, 50.49, 17.98
CIE-L*UV76.37, 11.15, 62.07
xyY0.40, 0.45, 50.49
Hunter-Lab71.05, -11.95, 34.74
RYB41.19%, 78.82%, 36.86%

Color Accessibility Scores

#C9BF5E on a dark background: contrast 11.10:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#C9BF5E on a light background: contrast 1.89:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #C9BF5E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#C9BF5E · #E0DAA3 · #998F33 · #5E69C9 · #A3A9E0

Analogous palette

#C95E69 · #C9895E · #C9BF5E · #9FC95E · #69C95E

Triadic palette

#C9BF5E · #5EC9BF · #BF5EC9 · #E0DAA3 · #A3E0DA

Tetradic palette

#C9BF5E · #5EC989 · #5E69C9 · #C95E9F · #998F33

Monochromatic palette

#6B6424 · #A49A37 · #C9BF5E · #DDD698 · #F0EDD1

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