#C9AE40 Color

#C9AE40 is rgb(201, 174, 64) in RGB and hsl(48, 56%, 52%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Goldenrod. Black text is most readable on this background.

#C9AE40

HEX#C9AE40

RGBrgb(201, 174, 64)

HSLhsl(48, 56%, 52%)

HSVhsv(48, 68%, 79%)

OKLCHoklch(75.4% 0.13 95.2)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 68%, 21%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C9AE40 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.18:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.61:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C9AE40 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C9AE40 Complementary#405BC9 Analogous#C96940 Analogous#A0C940 Triadic#40C9AE Triadic#AE40C9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C9AE40, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D1BA5C #D8C474 #E0D090 #E6DAA7 #EEE6C3 #F5F0DB

Shades

#B39932 #97812B #7B6A23 #63551C #483D14 #2C250C

Use #C9AE40 in Our Tools

Hex to RGB Hex to HSL Hex to CMYK Hex to Pantone RGBA to Hex