HEX atlas value

#C1C775

#C1C775 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Dark Khaki. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 193, 199, 117, HSL 64, 42%, 62%, has luminance 0.5347, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#C1C775 Sample readable text

HEX #C1C775

RGB rgb(193, 199, 117)

HSL hsl(64 42% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(3, 0, 41, 22)

Luminance 0.5347

Contrast Black 11.69:1White 1.8:1

CSS

--color-c1c775: #C1C775;
.background-c1c775 { background-color: #C1C775; }
.text-c1c775 { color: #C1C775; }

Luminance0.5347

Black text11.69:1AA Pass

White text1.8:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#C1C775","rgb":[193,199,117],"hsl":[64,42,62],"cmyk":[3,0,41,22],"luminance":0.5347,"contrast":{"black":11.69,"white":1.8}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.69,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.8,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DFE1B7","hex":"#DFE1B7","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.59,"contrastWhite":1.35,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D4DC60","hex":"#D4DC60","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.21,"contrastWhite":1.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.04,"contrastWhite":1.9,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#99C775","hex":"#99C775","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.78,"contrastWhite":1.95,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.26,"contrastWhite":2.05,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","earth tone","earth tone yellow","Dark Khaki adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/c1c775.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-khaki.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bamboo.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ecru.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#7B75C7","analogous":["#C7A475","#99C775"],"triadic":["#75C1C7","#C775C1"],"tetradic":["#75C7A4","#7B75C7","#C77599"],"splitComplementary":["#7599C7","#A475C7"],"monochromatic":["#DFE1B7","#C1C775","#999F41"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DFE1B7","dark":"#999F41","saturated":"#D4DC60","desaturated":"#AFB18B","pastel":"#E6E7D5","neon":"#F5FF66"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-khaki","name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","distance":19.28730152198591},{"slug":"bamboo","name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","distance":20.223748416156685},{"slug":"ecru","name":"Ecru","hex":"#C2B280","distance":23.727621035409346},{"slug":"sand","name":"Sand","hex":"#C2B280","distance":23.727621035409346},{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":25.553864678361276}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C1C775

#C1C775 is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #C1C775 is visually closest to Dark Khaki, a named yellow color with HEX #BDB76B.

The RGB channels are 193, 199, and 117, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 64deg with 42% saturation and 62% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.5347, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.29, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.69:1AA Pass

White text1.8:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C1C775 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.69:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.8:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DFE1B7#000000 text · best 15.59:1#DFE1B7

#D4DC60#000000 text · best 14.21:1#D4DC60

Champagne Gold#000000 text · best 11.04:1#D6B971

#99C775#000000 text · best 10.78:1#99C775

Bamboo#000000 text · best 10.26:1#C7B56E

Generated Palette

#C1C775#C1C775

#7B75C7#7B75C7

#C7A475#C7A475

#99C775#99C775

#DFE1B7#DFE1B7

#999F41#999F41

Color Harmonies

#7B75C7#7B75C7

#C7A475#C7A475

#99C775#99C775

#75C1C7#75C1C7

#C775C1#C775C1

Variants

#DFE1B7#DFE1B7

#999F41#999F41

#D4DC60#D4DC60

#AFB18B#AFB18B

#E6E7D5#E6E7D5

#F5FF66#F5FF66

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Khaki#BDB76B

Bamboo#C7B56E

Ecru#C2B280

Sand#C2B280

Champagne Gold#D6B971

#C1C775

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C1C775

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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