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#C9B145 Color

#C9B145 is rgb(201, 177, 69) in RGB, hsl(49, 55%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 12%, 66%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Antique Gold (#CFB53B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C9B145
HEX#C9B145
RGBrgb(201, 177, 69)
HSLhsl(49, 55%, 53%)
HSVhsv(49, 66%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 12%, 66%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(76.1% 0.129 96.6)
LABlab(72.81% -0.05 56.40)
LCHlch(72.81% 56.40 90.05)

What #C9B145 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #C9B145, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Antique Gold#CFB53BΔE 5.93Brass#B5A642ΔE 7.26Lanzones#E0BC5BΔE 8.14Gold (Metallic)#D4AF37ΔE 8.27Vegas Gold#C5B358ΔE 8.48Satin Sheen Gold#CBA135ΔE 9.62

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#C9B145 Channel Values

How #C9B145 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 201 · G 177 · B 698-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 49° · S 55% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 49° · S 66% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 12% · Y 66% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.13:1 vs white · 9.86:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C9B145 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C9B145 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C9B145

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C9B145; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C9B145
Complementary
#455DC9
Analogous
#C96F45
Analogous
#9FC945
Triadic
#45C9B1
Triadic
#B145C9
Split comp.
#459FC9
Split comp.
#6F45C9

Tints & Shades of #C9B145

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D0BB5D
#D8C779
#DFD090
#E7DCAC
#EEE6C4
#F6F2DF

Shades

#B69E35
#9A862D
#7E6E25
#63561D
#473E15
#2B260D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C9B145.

How #C9B145 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#C9B145
Protanopia#B5B545
Protanomaly#BEB445
Deuteranopia#B9B943
Deuteranomaly#C0B644
Tritanopia#D0A8A8
Tritanomaly#CDAC8B
Achromatopsia#B2B2B2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C9B145 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-c9b145: #C9B145;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C9B145;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c9b145': '#C9B145' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.788, green: 0.694, blue: 0.271)
Android XML<color name="color_c9b145">#C9B145</color>
SVG fillfill="#C9B145"

More Yellow Colors

#C9B145 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807fffff51b1404fffff01f1f00ffffeb242400ffffe52a2913ffffe02b2003ffffd6573a00856514b0a94fcc9900e0e000edeae0f2f1e3f8f3c9fcfce8ffcc00fff000ffff0f

#C9B145 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C9B145?

#C9B145 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(201, 177, 69) in RGB and hsl(49, 55%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Antique Gold (#CFB53B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.93.

What is the RGB value of #C9B145?

#C9B145 is rgb(201, 177, 69) — red 201, green 177, and blue 69 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C9B145?

#C9B145 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 12%, 66%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C9B145 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C9B145 scores 2.13:1 against white and 9.86:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C9B145 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C9B145 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is goldenrod (#DAA520) at a CIE76 distance of 17.42, which is visibly different.

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