All About Color #C9C9B6

#C9C9B6

About #C9C9B6

#C9C9B6 is a light yellow color with the hex code #C9C9B6. In RGB it is red 201, green 201, blue 182; in HSL it is hue 60°, saturation 15%, lightness 75%; in CMYK it is 0%, 0%, 9%, 21%. Its contrast ratio is 1.68:1 on white and 12.51:1 on black.

#C9C9B6 Color Conversion

Hex tripletC9, C9, B6
CMYK0.00%, 0.00%, 9.45%, 21.18%
RGB Decimal201, 201, 182
HSL60°, 15%, 75%
RGB Octal311, 311, 266
HSV (HSB)60.00°, 9.45%, 78.82%
RGB Binary11001001, 11001001, 10110110
CIE-L*AB80.50, -3.32, 9.49
RGB Percent78.82%, 78.82%, 71.37%
CIE-L*CH80.50, 10.06, 109.27
XYZ53.42, 57.57, 52.55
CIE-L*UV80.50, 1.05, 14.47
xyY0.33, 0.35, 57.57
Hunter-Lab75.87, -7.11, 12.05
RYB71.37%, 78.82%, 71.37%

Color Accessibility Scores

#C9C9B6 on a dark background: contrast 12.51:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#C9C9B6 on a light background: contrast 1.68:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #C9C9B6, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#C9C9B6 · #F0F0EA · #A2A281 · #B6B6C9 · #EAEAF0

Analogous palette

#C9B6B6 · #C9BFB6 · #C9C9B6 · #BFC9B6 · #B6C9B6

Triadic palette

#C9C9B6 · #B6C9C9 · #C9B6C9 · #F0F0EA · #EAF0F0

Tetradic palette

#C9C9B6 · #B6C9BF · #B6B6C9 · #C9B6BF · #A2A281

Monochromatic palette

#848462 · #A8A88A · #C9C9B6 · #E9E9E2 · #F4F4F0

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