#c9a821

Color #c9a821

A vivid, highly saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 9.25 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#c9a821

RGB

rgb(201, 168, 33)

HSL

hsl(48.2, 71.8%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48.2, 83.6%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16.4%, 83.6%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(69.85, -0.51, 66.98)

LCH

lch(69.85, 66.98, 90.44)

OKLCH

oklch(74%, 0.1438, 93.79)

HWB

hwb(48.2, 12.9%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2142c9

Analogous

#c95421

#c9a821

#96c921

Triadic

#c9a821

#21c9a8

#a821c9

Split-complementary

#c9a821

#2196c9

#5421c9

Tetradic

#c9a821

#42c921

#2142c9

#a821c9

Square

#c9a821

#21c954

#2142c9

#c92196

Shades

Color #c9a821 mixed toward black.

#a88c1c

#867016

#655411

#43380b

#221c06

Tints

Color #c9a821 mixed toward white.

#dfbe39

#e5cb61

#ecd888

#f2e5b0

#f9f2d7

Tones

Color #c9a821 mixed toward gray.

#bba02f

#ad973d

#9f8f4b

#918659

#837e67

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbb5c · ΔE 10.8

Deuteranopia

#bdc064 · ΔE 12.4

Tritanopia

#c8757a · ΔE 40.4

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 26.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9a821;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9a821]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#c9a821 (#c9a821) is rgb(201, 168, 33) in RGB.

No, #c9a821 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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