All About Color #C9C8B6

#C9C8B6

About #C9C8B6

#C9C8B6 is a light yellow color with the hex code #C9C8B6. In RGB it is red 201, green 200, blue 182; in HSL it is hue 57°, saturation 15%, lightness 75%; in CMYK it is 0%, 0%, 9%, 21%. Its contrast ratio is 1.69:1 on white and 12.42:1 on black.

#C9C8B6 Color Conversion

Hex tripletC9, C8, B6
CMYK0.00%, 0.50%, 9.45%, 21.18%
RGB Decimal201, 200, 182
HSL57°, 15%, 75%
RGB Octal311, 310, 266
HSV (HSB)56.84°, 9.45%, 78.82%
RGB Binary11001001, 11001000, 10110110
CIE-L*AB80.24, -2.80, 9.12
RGB Percent78.82%, 78.43%, 71.37%
CIE-L*CH80.24, 9.54, 107.04
XYZ53.19, 57.10, 52.47
CIE-L*UV80.24, 1.59, 13.84
xyY0.33, 0.35, 57.10
Hunter-Lab75.57, -6.61, 11.72
RYB71.79%, 78.82%, 71.37%

Color Accessibility Scores

#C9C8B6 on a dark background: contrast 12.42:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#C9C8B6 on a light background: contrast 1.69:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #C9C8B6, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#C9C8B6 · #F0F0EA · #A2A081 · #B6B7C9 · #EAEBF0

Analogous palette

#C9B6B7 · #C9BEB6 · #C9C8B6 · #C0C9B6 · #B7C9B6

Triadic palette

#C9C8B6 · #B6C9C8 · #C8B6C9 · #F0F0EA · #EAF0F0

Tetradic palette

#C9C8B6 · #B6C9BE · #B6B7C9 · #C9B6C0 · #A2A081

Monochromatic palette

#848262 · #A8A78A · #C9C8B6 · #E9E9E2 · #F4F4F0

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