All About Color #C9C982

#C9C982

About #C9C982

#C9C982 is a light yellow color with the hex code #C9C982. In RGB it is red 201, green 201, blue 130; in HSL it is hue 60°, saturation 40%, lightness 65%; in CMYK it is 0%, 0%, 35%, 21%. Its contrast ratio is 1.73:1 on white and 12.16:1 on black.

#C9C982 Color Conversion

Hex tripletC9, C9, 82
CMYK0.00%, 0.00%, 35.32%, 21.18%
RGB Decimal201, 201, 130
HSL60°, 40%, 65%
RGB Octal311, 311, 202
HSV (HSB)60.00°, 35.32%, 78.82%
RGB Binary11001001, 11001001, 10000010
CIE-L*AB79.50, -10.72, 35.52
RGB Percent78.82%, 78.82%, 50.98%
CIE-L*CH79.50, 37.11, 106.79
XYZ49.00, 55.80, 29.31
CIE-L*UV79.50, 3.54, 48.91
xyY0.37, 0.42, 55.80
Hunter-Lab74.70, -13.63, 29.03
RYB50.98%, 78.82%, 50.98%

Color Accessibility Scores

#C9C982 on a dark background: contrast 12.16:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#C9C982 on a light background: contrast 1.73:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #C9C982, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

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Complementary palette

#C9C982 · #E5E5C2 · #A8A848 · #8282C9 · #C2C2E5

Analogous palette

#C98282 · #C9A682 · #C9C982 · #A6C982 · #82C982

Triadic palette

#C9C982 · #82C9C9 · #C982C9 · #E5E5C2 · #C2E5E5

Tetradic palette

#C9C982 · #82C9A6 · #8282C9 · #C982A6 · #A8A848

Monochromatic palette

#7D7D36 · #B2B34D · #C9C982 · #E0E0B8 · #F7F7ED

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