HEX atlas value

#C9C5B1

#C9C5B1 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Mica. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 201, 197, 177, HSL 50, 18%, 74%, has luminance 0.5552, and belongs to the muted group.

yellow warm muted

#C9C5B1 Sample readable text

HEX #C9C5B1

RGB rgb(201, 197, 177)

HSL hsl(50 18% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 2, 12, 21)

Luminance 0.5552

Contrast Black 12.1:1White 1.73:1

CSS

--color-c9c5b1: #C9C5B1;
.background-c9c5b1 { background-color: #C9C5B1; }
.text-c9c5b1 { color: #C9C5B1; }

Luminance0.5552

Black text12.1:1AA Pass

White text1.73:1AA 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":"#C9C5B1","rgb":[201,197,177],"hsl":[50,18,74],"cmyk":[0,2,12,21],"luminance":0.5552,"contrast":{"black":12.1,"white":1.73}}

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":1.73,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EEEDE7","hex":"#EEEDE7","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.9,"contrastWhite":1.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D7CEA2","hex":"#D7CEA2","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.24,"contrastWhite":1.59,"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":"#C1C9B1","hex":"#C1C9B1","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.26,"contrastWhite":1.71,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","muted","muted yellow","Mica 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/c9c5b1.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mica.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pumice.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oat.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#B1B5C9","analogous":["#C9B9B1","#C1C9B1"],"triadic":["#B1C9C5","#C5B1C9"],"tetradic":["#B1C9B9","#B1B5C9","#C9B1C1"],"splitComplementary":["#B1C1C9","#B9B1C9"],"monochromatic":["#EEEDE7","#C9C5B1","#A39C7B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EEEDE7","dark":"#A39C7B","saturated":"#D7CEA2","desaturated":"#BDBDBD","pastel":"#FDFDFC","neon":"#FFF0A3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":15.165750888103101},{"slug":"pumice","name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","distance":16.09347693943108},{"slug":"oat","name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","distance":17.291616465790582},{"slug":"silver","name":"Silver","hex":"#C0C0C0","distance":18.193405398660254},{"slug":"travertine","name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","distance":19.519221295943137}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C9C5B1

#C9C5B1 is classified as a warm yellow value with muted visual character. #C9C5B1 is visually closest to Mica, a named orange color with HEX #D8C7B0.

The RGB channels are 201, 197, and 177, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 50deg 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 0.5552, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.17, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.1:1AA Pass

White text1.73:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C9C5B1 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.1:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.73:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EEEDE7#000000 text · best 17.9:1#EEEDE7

#D7CEA2#000000 text · best 13.24:1#D7CEA2

Oat#000000 text · best 13.06:1#D8CAB8

Mica#000000 text · best 12.72:1#D8C7B0

#C1C9B1#000000 text · best 12.26:1#C1C9B1

Generated Palette

#C9C5B1#C9C5B1

#B1B5C9#B1B5C9

#C9B9B1#C9B9B1

#C1C9B1#C1C9B1

#EEEDE7#EEEDE7

#A39C7B#A39C7B

Color Harmonies

#B1B5C9#B1B5C9

#C9B9B1#C9B9B1

#C1C9B1#C1C9B1

#B1C9C5#B1C9C5

#C5B1C9#C5B1C9

Variants

#EEEDE7#EEEDE7

#A39C7B#A39C7B

#D7CEA2#D7CEA2

#BDBDBD#BDBDBD

#FDFDFC#FDFDFC

#FFF0A3#FFF0A3

Nearest Named Colors

Mica#D8C7B0

Pumice#BAC0B4

Oat#D8CAB8

Silver#C0C0C0

Travertine#D6C1A3

#C9C5B1

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C9C5B1

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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