#C9AE36 Color

#C9AE36 is rgb(201, 174, 54) in RGB and hsl(49, 58%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Goldenrod. Black text is most readable on this background.

#C9AE36

HEX#C9AE36

RGBrgb(201, 174, 54)

HSLhsl(49, 58%, 50%)

HSVhsv(49, 73%, 79%)

OKLCHoklch(75.4% 0.137 96)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 73%, 21%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C9AE36 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.19:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.59:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C9AE36 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C9AE36 Complementary#3651C9 Analogous#C96436 Analogous#9BC936 Triadic#36C9AE Triadic#AE36C9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C9AE36, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D1BA52 #D8C56E #E0D08A #E6DAA2 #EEE5BF #F5F0DB

Shades

#AD962E #958128 #796920 #61541A #443B12 #2C260C

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