#c9cd6e

Color #c9cd6e

A moderately saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 11.72 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-200 #fff085 · ΔE 10.1

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#c9cd6e

RGB

rgb(201, 205, 110)

HSL

hsl(62.5, 48.7%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(62.5, 46.3%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(2%, 0%, 46.3%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(80.3, -14.88, 46.53)

LCH

lch(80.3, 48.85, 107.73)

OKLCH

oklch(82.5%, 0.1189, 110.89)

HWB

hwb(62.5, 43.1%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#726ecd

Analogous

#cda26e

#c9cd6e

#9acd6e

Triadic

#c9cd6e

#6ec9cd

#cd6ec9

Split-complementary

#c9cd6e

#6e9acd

#a26ecd

Tetradic

#c9cd6e

#6ecd72

#726ecd

#cd6ec9

Square

#c9cd6e

#6ecda2

#726ecd

#cd6e9a

Shades

Color #c9cd6e mixed toward black.

#bbc047

#989c36

#727528

#4c4e1b

#26270d

Tints

Color #c9cd6e mixed toward white.

#d2d586

#dbde9e

#e4e6b7

#edeecf

#f6f7e7

Tones

Color #c9cd6e mixed toward gray.

#c2c576

#bbbd7e

#b3b586

#acad8e

#a5a596

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cbcb8d · ΔE 5.8

Deuteranopia

#cbca93 · ΔE 7.3

Tritanopia

#c9a0a4 · ΔE 35.9

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 23.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9cd6e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9cd6e]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#c9cd6e (#c9cd6e) is rgb(201, 205, 110) in RGB.

No, #c9cd6e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #c9cd6e, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast