HEX atlas value

#C9C49C

#C9C49C is a warm yellow HEX color close to Travertine. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 201, 196, 156, HSL 53, 29%, 70%, has luminance 0.543, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#C9C49C Sample readable text

HEX #C9C49C

RGB rgb(201, 196, 156)

HSL hsl(53 29% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 2, 22, 21)

Luminance 0.543

Contrast Black 11.86:1White 1.77:1

CSS

--color-c9c49c: #C9C49C;
.background-c9c49c { background-color: #C9C49C; }
.text-c9c49c { color: #C9C49C; }

Luminance0.543

Black text11.86:1AA Pass

White text1.77:1AA 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":"#C9C49C","rgb":[201,196,156],"hsl":[53,29,70],"cmyk":[0,2,22,21],"luminance":0.543,"contrast":{"black":11.86,"white":1.77}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.86,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.77,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E9E7D8","hex":"#E9E7D8","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.89,"contrastWhite":1.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#DAD08B","hex":"#DAD08B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.38,"contrastWhite":1.57,"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":"#B8C99C","hex":"#B8C99C","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.87,"contrastWhite":1.77,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Travertine adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/c9c49c.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/travertine.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/tan.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mica.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#9CA1C9","analogous":["#C9AD9C","#B8C99C"],"triadic":["#9CC9C4","#C49CC9"],"tetradic":["#9CC9AD","#9CA1C9","#C99CB8"],"splitComplementary":["#9CB8C9","#AD9CC9"],"monochromatic":["#E9E7D8","#C9C49C","#A8A061"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E9E7D8","dark":"#A8A061","saturated":"#DAD08B","desaturated":"#B8B7AD","pastel":"#F4F4F0","neon":"#FFF28F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"travertine","name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","distance":15.066519173319364},{"slug":"tan","name":"Tan","hex":"#D2B48C","distance":24.351591323771842},{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":25.179356624028344},{"slug":"pumice","name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","distance":28.583211855912904},{"slug":"burly-wood","name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","distance":32.03123475609393}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C9C49C

#C9C49C is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #C9C49C is visually closest to Travertine, a named orange color with HEX #D6C1A3.

The RGB channels are 201, 196, and 156, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 53deg 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 highlight and warning systems. Its luminance is 0.543, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.07, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.86:1AA Pass

White text1.77:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C9C49C needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.86:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.77:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E9E7D8#000000 text · best 16.89:1#E9E7D8

#DAD08B#000000 text · best 13.38:1#DAD08B

Mica#000000 text · best 12.72:1#D8C7B0

Travertine#000000 text · best 12.02:1#D6C1A3

#B8C99C#000000 text · best 11.87:1#B8C99C

Generated Palette

#C9C49C#C9C49C

#9CA1C9#9CA1C9

#C9AD9C#C9AD9C

#B8C99C#B8C99C

#E9E7D8#E9E7D8

#A8A061#A8A061

Color Harmonies

#9CA1C9#9CA1C9

#C9AD9C#C9AD9C

#B8C99C#B8C99C

#9CC9C4#9CC9C4

#C49CC9#C49CC9

Variants

#E9E7D8#E9E7D8

#A8A061#A8A061

#DAD08B#DAD08B

#B8B7AD#B8B7AD

#F4F4F0#F4F4F0

#FFF28F#FFF28F

Nearest Named Colors

Travertine#D6C1A3

Tan#D2B48C

Mica#D8C7B0

Pumice#BAC0B4

Burly Wood#DEB887

#C9C49C

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C9C49C

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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