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#C9B273 Color

#C9B273 is rgb(201, 178, 115) in RGB, hsl(44, 44%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 11%, 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 7.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C9B273
HEX#C9B273
RGBrgb(201, 178, 115)
HSLhsl(44, 44%, 62%)
HSVhsv(44, 43%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 11%, 43%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(76.9% 0.086 90.2)
LABlab(73.51% 2.19 35.34)
LCHlch(73.51% 35.41 86.45)

What #C9B273 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 #C9B273, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Misty Moss#BBB477ΔE 7.19Ecru#C2B280ΔE 7.74Light French Beige#C8AD7FΔE 8.52Dark Khaki#BDB76BΔE 8.93Burly Wood#DEB887ΔE 9.49Gold (Crayola)#E6BE8AΔE 10.29

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

#C9B273 Channel Values

How #C9B273 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 178 · B 1158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 44° · S 44% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 44° · S 43% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 11% · Y 43% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.08:1 vs white · 10.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C9B273 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 text2.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C9B273 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C9B273

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C9B273; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C9B273
Complementary
#738AC9
Analogous
#C98773
Analogous
#B5C973
Triadic
#73C9B2
Triadic
#B273C9
Split comp.
#73B5C9
Split comp.
#8773C9

Tints & Shades of #C9B273

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

#D0BC86
#D7C698
#DED0AB
#E7DDC1
#EEE7D3
#F5F1E5

Shades

#BDA256
#A58A40
#887235
#6A5929
#4D411E
#2C2511

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C9B273.

How #C9B273 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#C9B273
Protanopia#B6B673
Protanomaly#BEB573
Deuteranopia#BABA72
Deuteranomaly#C0B772
Tritanopia#CEACAC
Tritanomaly#CCAE98
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C9B273 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c9b273: #C9B273;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C9B273;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c9b273': '#C9B273' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.788, green: 0.698, blue: 0.451)
Android XML<color name="color_c9b273">#C9B273</color>
SVG fillfill="#C9B273"

More Yellow Colors

#C9B273 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807fffff51b1404fffff01f1f00ffffeb242400ffffe52a2913ffffe02b2003ffffd6573a00856514b0a94fcc9900e0e000edeae0f2f1e3f8f3c9fcfce8ffcc00fff000ffff0f

#C9B273 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C9B273?

#C9B273 is a light yellow — rgb(201, 178, 115) in RGB and hsl(44, 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 7.19.

What is the RGB value of #C9B273?

#C9B273 is rgb(201, 178, 115) — red 201, green 178, and blue 115 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C9B273?

#C9B273 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 11%, 43%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C9B273 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C9B273 scores 2.08:1 against white and 10.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C9B273 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C9B273 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 darkkhaki (#BDB76B) at a CIE76 distance of 8.93, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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