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#C9B173 Color

#C9B173 is rgb(201, 177, 115) in RGB, hsl(43, 44%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 12%, 43%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Misty Moss (#BBB477), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C9B173
HEX#C9B173
RGBrgb(201, 177, 115)
HSLhsl(43, 44%, 62%)
HSVhsv(43, 43%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 12%, 43%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(76.7% 0.085 89.1)
LABlab(73.25% 2.69 35.02)
LCHlch(73.25% 35.12 85.60)

What #C9B173 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 #C9B173, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Misty Moss#BBB477ΔE 7.49Ecru#C2B280ΔE 7.55Light French Beige#C8AD7FΔE 8.02Burly Wood#DEB887ΔE 9.06Dark Khaki#BDB76BΔE 9.53Gold (Crayola)#E6BE8AΔE 9.99

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

#C9B173 Channel Values

How #C9B173 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 1158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 43° · S 44% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 43° · S 43% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 12% · Y 43% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.1:1 vs white · 10.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C9B173 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 text2.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C9B173 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C9B173

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C9B173; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C9B173
Complementary
#738CC9
Analogous
#C98673
Analogous
#B6C973
Triadic
#73C9B1
Triadic
#B173C9
Split comp.
#73B6C9
Split comp.
#8673C9

Tints & Shades of #C9B173

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

#D0BB86
#D7C598
#DED0AB
#E7DCC1
#EEE6D3
#F5F1E5

Shades

#BDA056
#A58940
#887035
#6A5829
#4D401E
#2C2411

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C9B173.

How #C9B173 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#C9B173
Protanopia#B5B573
Protanomaly#BEB473
Deuteranopia#B9B972
Deuteranomaly#C0B672
Tritanopia#CEABAB
Tritanomaly#CCAD98
Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C9B173 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c9b173: #C9B173;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C9B173;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c9b173': '#C9B173' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.788, green: 0.694, blue: 0.451)
Android XML<color name="color_c9b173">#C9B173</color>
SVG fillfill="#C9B173"

More Yellow Colors

#C9B173 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807fffff51b1404fffff01f1f00ffffeb242400ffffe52a2913ffffe02b2003ffffd6573a00856514b0a94fcc9900e0e000edeae0f2f1e3f8f3c9fcfce8ffcc00fff000ffff0f

#C9B173 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C9B173?

#C9B173 is a light yellow — rgb(201, 177, 115) in RGB and hsl(43, 44%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Misty Moss (#BBB477), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.49.

What is the RGB value of #C9B173?

#C9B173 is rgb(201, 177, 115) — red 201, green 177, and blue 115 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C9B173?

#C9B173 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 12%, 43%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C9B173 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C9B173 scores 2.1:1 against white and 10.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C9B173 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C9B173 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 burlywood (#DEB887) at a CIE76 distance of 9.06, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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