#C9B559 Color

#C9B559 is rgb(201, 181, 89) in RGB, hsl(49, 51%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 10%, 56%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vegas Gold (#C5B358), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.35. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C9B559

HEX#C9B559

RGBrgb(201, 181, 89)

HSLhsl(49, 51%, 57%)

HSVhsv(49, 56%, 79%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 10%, 56%, 21%)

OKLCHoklch(77.2% 0.115 97.3)

LABlab(74.01% -1.04 48.77)

LCHlch(74.01% 48.78 91.22)

What #C9B559 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 #C9B559, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vegas Gold#C5B358ΔE 1.35 Brass#B5A642ΔE 7.2 Lanzones#E0BC5BΔE 8.56 Olive Green#B5B35CΔE 8.82 Dark Khaki#BDB76BΔE 10.63 Arylide Yellow#E9D66BΔE 13.06

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

#C9B559 Channel Values

How #C9B559 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 201 · G 181 · B 89	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 49° · S 51% · L 57%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 49° · S 56% · V 79%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 10% · Y 56% · K 21%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.05:1 vs white · 10.24:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C9B559 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 text2.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text10.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C9B559

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C9B559; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #C9B559

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

Shades

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How #C9B559 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#C9B559

Protanopia#B9B959

Protanomaly#BFB759

Deuteranopia#BCBC58

Deuteranomaly#C1B958

Tritanopia#D0ADAD

Tritanomaly#CDB093

Achromatopsia#B5B5B5

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Using #C9B559 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c9b559: #C9B559;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C9B559;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c9b559': '#C9B559' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.788, green: 0.710, blue: 0.349)

Android XML<color name="color_c9b559">#C9B559</color>

SVG fillfill="#C9B559"

More Yellow Colors

#C9B559 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807 fffff5 1b1404 fffff0 1f1f00 ffffeb 242400 ffffe5 2a2913 ffffe0 2b2003 ffffd6 573a00 856514 b0a94f cc9900 e0e000 edeae0 f2f1e3 f8f3c9 fcfce8 ffcc00 fff000 ffff0f

#C9B559 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C9B559?

#C9B559 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(201, 181, 89) in RGB and hsl(49, 51%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vegas Gold (#C5B358), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.35.

What is the RGB value of #C9B559?

#C9B559 is rgb(201, 181, 89) — red 201, green 181, and blue 89 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C9B559?

#C9B559 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 10%, 56%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C9B559 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C9B559 scores 2.05:1 against white and 10.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C9B559 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C9B559 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 10.63, which is visibly different.

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