HEX atlas value

#C1C99C

#C1C99C is a cool green HEX color close to Travertine. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 193, 201, 156, HSL 71, 29%, 70%, has luminance 0.5551, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#C1C99C Sample readable text

HEX #C1C99C

RGB rgb(193, 201, 156)

HSL hsl(71 29% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(4, 0, 22, 21)

Luminance 0.5551

Contrast Black 12.1:1White 1.74:1

CSS

--color-c1c99c: #C1C99C;
.background-c1c99c { background-color: #C1C99C; }
.text-c1c99c { color: #C1C99C; }

Luminance0.5551

Black text12.1:1AA Pass

White text1.74:1AA 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":"#C1C99C","rgb":[193,201,156],"hsl":[71,29,70],"cmyk":[4,0,22,21],"luminance":0.5551,"contrast":{"black":12.1,"white":1.74}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.1,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.74,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E6E9D8","hex":"#E6E9D8","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.01,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#CBDA8B","hex":"#CBDA8B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.94,"contrastWhite":1.51,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.72,"contrastWhite":1.65,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.02,"contrastWhite":1.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#AAC99C","hex":"#AAC99C","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.54,"contrastWhite":1.82,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Travertine adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/c1c99c.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/travertine.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pumice.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/laurel-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#A49CC9","analogous":["#C9BB9C","#AAC99C"],"triadic":["#9CC1C9","#C99CC1"],"tetradic":["#9CC9BB","#A49CC9","#C99CAA"],"splitComplementary":["#9CAAC9","#BB9CC9"],"monochromatic":["#E6E9D8","#C1C99C","#9BA861"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E6E9D8","dark":"#9BA861","saturated":"#CBDA8B","desaturated":"#B6B8AD","pastel":"#F3F4F0","neon":"#EAFF8F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"travertine","name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","distance":23.53720459187964},{"slug":"pumice","name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","distance":26.570660511172846},{"slug":"laurel-green","name":"Laurel Green","hex":"#A9BA9D","distance":28.319604517012593},{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":30.54504869860253},{"slug":"ash-gray","name":"Ash Gray","hex":"#B2BEB5","distance":31.160872901765767}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C1C99C

#C1C99C is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #C1C99C is visually closest to Travertine, a named orange color with HEX #D6C1A3.

The RGB channels are 193, 201, and 156, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 71deg with 29% saturation and 70% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, light 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 botanical and wellness palettes. Its luminance is 0.5551, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 23.54, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.1:1AA Pass

White text1.74:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C1C99C needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.1:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.74:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E6E9D8#000000 text · best 17.01:1#E6E9D8

#CBDA8B#000000 text · best 13.94:1#CBDA8B

Mica#000000 text · best 12.72:1#D8C7B0

Travertine#000000 text · best 12.02:1#D6C1A3

#AAC99C#000000 text · best 11.54:1#AAC99C

Generated Palette

#C1C99C#C1C99C

#A49CC9#A49CC9

#C9BB9C#C9BB9C

#AAC99C#AAC99C

#E6E9D8#E6E9D8

#9BA861#9BA861

Color Harmonies

#A49CC9#A49CC9

#C9BB9C#C9BB9C

#AAC99C#AAC99C

#9CC1C9#9CC1C9

#C99CC1#C99CC1

Variants

#E6E9D8#E6E9D8

#9BA861#9BA861

#CBDA8B#CBDA8B

#B6B8AD#B6B8AD

#F3F4F0#F3F4F0

#EAFF8F#EAFF8F

Nearest Named Colors

Travertine#D6C1A3

Pumice#BAC0B4

Laurel Green#A9BA9D

Mica#D8C7B0

Ash Gray#B2BEB5

#C1C99C

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C1C99C

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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