#C9A11D Color

#C9A11D is rgb(201, 161, 29) in RGB and hsl(46, 75%, 45%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Goldenrod. Black text is most readable on this background.

#C9A11D

HEX#C9A11D

RGBrgb(201, 161, 29)

HSLhsl(46, 75%, 45%)

HSVhsv(46, 86%, 79%)

OKLCHoklch(72.6% 0.142 89.8)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 20%, 86%, 21%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C9A11D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.44:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.6:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C9A11D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C9A11D Complementary#1D45C9 Analogous#C94B1D Analogous#9BC91D Triadic#1DC9A1 Triadic#A11DC9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C9A11D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#E1B72D #E6C24C #EBCE70 #EFD98F #F4E5B3 #F9F0D2

Shades

#AE8B19 #937615 #786011 #624F0E #47390A #2D2406

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