HEX atlas value

#C6C9B1

#C6C9B1 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Pumice. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 198, 201, 177, HSL 67, 18%, 74%, has luminance 0.5695, and belongs to the muted group.

yellow warm muted

#C6C9B1 Sample readable text

HEX #C6C9B1

RGB rgb(198, 201, 177)

HSL hsl(67 18% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(1, 0, 12, 21)

Luminance 0.5695

Contrast Black 12.39:1White 1.69:1

CSS

--color-c6c9b1: #C6C9B1;
.background-c6c9b1 { background-color: #C6C9B1; }
.text-c6c9b1 { color: #C6C9B1; }

Luminance0.5695

Black text12.39:1AA Pass

White text1.69:1AA 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":"#C6C9B1","rgb":[198,201,177],"hsl":[67,18,74],"cmyk":[1,0,12,21],"luminance":0.5695,"contrast":{"black":12.39,"white":1.69}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.39,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.69,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EDEEE7","hex":"#EDEEE7","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.98,"contrastWhite":1.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D1D7A2","hex":"#D1D7A2","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.95,"contrastWhite":1.51,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.06,"contrastWhite":1.61,"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":"#BAC9B1","hex":"#BAC9B1","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.08,"contrastWhite":1.74,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","muted","muted yellow","Pumice adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/c6c9b1.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pumice.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mica.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/silver.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#B4B1C9","analogous":["#C9BFB1","#BAC9B1"],"triadic":["#B1C6C9","#C9B1C6"],"tetradic":["#B1C9BF","#B4B1C9","#C9B1BA"],"splitComplementary":["#B1BAC9","#BFB1C9"],"monochromatic":["#EDEEE7","#C6C9B1","#9EA37B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EDEEE7","dark":"#9EA37B","saturated":"#D1D7A2","desaturated":"#BDBDBD","pastel":"#FDFDFC","neon":"#F4FFA3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pumice","name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","distance":15.297058540778355},{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":18.138357147217054},{"slug":"silver","name":"Silver","hex":"#C0C0C0","distance":18.49324200890693},{"slug":"oat","name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","distance":19.339079605813716},{"slug":"travertine","name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","distance":22.715633383201094}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C6C9B1

#C6C9B1 is classified as a warm yellow value with muted visual character. #C6C9B1 is visually closest to Pumice, a named green color with HEX #BAC0B4.

The RGB channels are 198, 201, and 177, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 67deg with 18% saturation and 74% 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 muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.5695, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.30, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.39:1AA Pass

White text1.69:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C6C9B1 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.39:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.69:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EDEEE7#000000 text · best 17.98:1#EDEEE7

#D1D7A2#000000 text · best 13.95:1#D1D7A2

Oat#000000 text · best 13.06:1#D8CAB8

Mica#000000 text · best 12.72:1#D8C7B0

#BAC9B1#000000 text · best 12.08:1#BAC9B1

Generated Palette

#C6C9B1#C6C9B1

#B4B1C9#B4B1C9

#C9BFB1#C9BFB1

#BAC9B1#BAC9B1

#EDEEE7#EDEEE7

#9EA37B#9EA37B

Color Harmonies

#B4B1C9#B4B1C9

#C9BFB1#C9BFB1

#BAC9B1#BAC9B1

#B1C6C9#B1C6C9

#C9B1C6#C9B1C6

Variants

#EDEEE7#EDEEE7

#9EA37B#9EA37B

#D1D7A2#D1D7A2

#BDBDBD#BDBDBD

#FDFDFC#FDFDFC

#F4FFA3#F4FFA3

Nearest Named Colors

Pumice#BAC0B4

Mica#D8C7B0

Silver#C0C0C0

Oat#D8CAB8

Travertine#D6C1A3

#C6C9B1

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C6C9B1

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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