#c9db4e

Color #c9db4e

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Yellow Green #9acd32 · ΔE 15.6 Nearest Tailwind class lime-300 #bbf451 · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#c9db4e

RGB

rgb(201, 219, 78)

HSL

hsl(67.7, 66.2%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(67.7, 64.4%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.2%, 0%, 64.4%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(83.77, -24.3, 64.73)

LCH

lch(83.77, 69.14, 110.58)

OKLCH

oklch(85.2%, 0.1635, 116.2)

HWB

hwb(67.7, 30.6%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#604edb

Analogous

#dba74e

#c9db4e

#82db4e

Triadic

#c9db4e

#4ec9db

#db4ec9

Split-complementary

#c9db4e

#4e82db

#a74edb

Tetradic

#c9db4e

#4edb60

#604edb

#db4ec9

Square

#c9db4e

#4edba7

#604edb

#db4e82

Shades

Color #c9db4e mixed toward black.

#b9ce2a

#94a421

#6f7b19

#4a5211

#252908

Tints

Color #c9db4e mixed toward white.

#d2e16b

#dbe789

#e4eda6

#edf3c4

#f6f9e1

Tones

Color #c9db4e mixed toward gray.

#c0cf5a

#b7c365

#afb871

#a6ac7d

#9da089

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d1d184 · ΔE 8.8

Deuteranopia

#d0cf8d · ΔE 10.7

Tritanopia

#caa0a5 · ΔE 42.4

Achromatopsia

#d1d1d1 · ΔE 27.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9db4e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9db4e]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#c9db4e (#c9db4e) is rgb(201, 219, 78) in RGB.

No, #c9db4e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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