#C9C987 Color

#C9C987 is rgb(201, 201, 135) in RGB and hsl(60, 38%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Tan. Black text is most readable on this background.

#C9C987

HEX#C9C987

RGBrgb(201, 201, 135)

HSLhsl(60, 38%, 66%)

HSVhsv(60, 33%, 79%)

OKLCHoklch(82% 0.086 108.2)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 33%, 21%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C9C987 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.72:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text12.19:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C9C987 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C9C987 Complementary#8787C9 Analogous#C9A887 Analogous#A8C987 Triadic#87C9C9 Triadic#C987C9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C9C987, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D1D199 #D7D7A7 #DFDFB9 #E6E6C7 #EEEED8 #F4F4E6

Shades

#BBBB68 #A9A94C #89893E #6D6D31 #4D4D23 #2E2E15

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