HEX atlas value

#C9BC4A

#C9BC4A is a warm yellow HEX color close to Old Gold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 201, 188, 74, HSL 54, 54%, 54%, has luminance 0.4888, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#C9BC4A Sample readable text

HEX #C9BC4A

RGB rgb(201, 188, 74)

HSL hsl(54 54% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 6, 63, 21)

Luminance 0.4888

Contrast Black 10.78:1White 1.95:1

CSS

--color-c9bc4a: #C9BC4A;
.background-c9bc4a { background-color: #C9BC4A; }
.text-c9bc4a { color: #C9BC4A; }

Luminance0.4888

Black text10.78:1AA Pass

White text1.95:1AA 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":"#C9BC4A","rgb":[201,188,74],"hsl":[54,54,54],"cmyk":[0,6,63,21],"luminance":0.4888,"contrast":{"black":10.78,"white":1.95}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.78,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.95,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DED691","hex":"#DED691","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.13,"contrastWhite":1.49,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#E3D131","hex":"#E3D131","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.43,"contrastWhite":1.56,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#96C94A","hex":"#96C94A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.75,"contrastWhite":1.95,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.33,"contrastWhite":2.03,"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","Old Gold 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/c9bc4a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/old-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brass.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brushed-brass.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#4A57C9","analogous":["#C97D4A","#96C94A"],"triadic":["#4AC9BC","#BC4AC9"],"tetradic":["#4AC97D","#4A57C9","#C94A96"],"splitComplementary":["#4A96C9","#7D4AC9"],"monochromatic":["#DED691","#C9BC4A","#8D832A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DED691","dark":"#8D832A","saturated":"#E3D131","desaturated":"#AFA864","pastel":"#DEDAB5","neon":"#FFEC3D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":17.60681686165901},{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":30.789608636681304},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":30.789608636681304},{"slug":"dark-khaki","name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","distance":35.4682957019364},{"slug":"bamboo","name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","distance":36.72873534441391}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C9BC4A

#C9BC4A is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #C9BC4A is visually closest to Old Gold, a named yellow color with HEX #CFB53B.

The RGB channels are 201, 188, and 74, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 54deg with 54% saturation and 54% 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 0.4888, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.61, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.78:1AA Pass

White text1.95:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C9BC4A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.78:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.95:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DED691#000000 text · best 14.13:1#DED691

#E3D131#000000 text · best 13.43:1#E3D131

#96C94A#000000 text · best 10.75:1#96C94A

Old Gold#000000 text · best 10.33:1#CFB53B

Bamboo#000000 text · best 10.26:1#C7B56E

Generated Palette

#C9BC4A#C9BC4A

#4A57C9#4A57C9

#C97D4A#C97D4A

#96C94A#96C94A

#DED691#DED691

#8D832A#8D832A

Color Harmonies

#4A57C9#4A57C9

#C97D4A#C97D4A

#96C94A#96C94A

#4AC9BC#4AC9BC

#BC4AC9#BC4AC9

Variants

#DED691#DED691

#8D832A#8D832A

#E3D131#E3D131

#AFA864#AFA864

#DEDAB5#DEDAB5

#FFEC3D#FFEC3D

Nearest Named Colors

Old Gold#CFB53B

Brass#B5A642

Brushed Brass#B5A642

Dark Khaki#BDB76B

Bamboo#C7B56E

#C9BC4A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C9BC4A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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