HEX atlas value

#C9CDAD

#C9CDAD is a warm yellow HEX color close to Mica. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 201, 205, 173, HSL 68, 24%, 74%, has luminance 0.591, and belongs to the muted group.

yellow warm muted

#C9CDAD Sample readable text

HEX #C9CDAD

RGB rgb(201, 205, 173)

HSL hsl(68 24% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(2, 0, 16, 20)

Luminance 0.591

Contrast Black 12.82:1White 1.64:1

CSS

--color-c9cdad: #C9CDAD;
.background-c9cdad { background-color: #C9CDAD; }
.text-c9cdad { color: #C9CDAD; }

Luminance0.591

Black text12.82:1AA Pass

White text1.64:1AA 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":"#C9CDAD","rgb":[201,205,173],"hsl":[68,24,74],"cmyk":[2,0,16,20],"luminance":0.591,"contrast":{"black":12.82,"white":1.64}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.82,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.64,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EEEFE6","hex":"#EEEFE6","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.12,"contrastWhite":1.16,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D3DB9E","hex":"#D3DB9E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.4,"contrastWhite":1.46,"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":"#B8CDAD","hex":"#B8CDAD","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.37,"contrastWhite":1.7,"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/c9cdad.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mica.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oat.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/travertine.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#B1ADCD","analogous":["#CDC1AD","#B8CDAD"],"triadic":["#ADC8CD","#CDADC8"],"tetradic":["#ADCDC1","#B1ADCD","#CDADB8"],"splitComplementary":["#ADB8CD","#C1ADCD"],"monochromatic":["#EEEFE6","#C9CDAD","#A3AA74"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EEEFE6","dark":"#A3AA74","saturated":"#D3DB9E","desaturated":"#BEBEBB","pastel":"#FDFDFC","neon":"#F3FFA3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":16.431676725154983},{"slug":"oat","name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","distance":18.841443681416774},{"slug":"travertine","name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","distance":20.322401432901575},{"slug":"pumice","name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","distance":21.047565179849187},{"slug":"silver","name":"Silver","hex":"#C0C0C0","distance":24.71841418861655}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C9CDAD

#C9CDAD is classified as a warm yellow value with muted visual character. #C9CDAD is visually closest to Mica, a named orange color with HEX #D8C7B0.

The RGB channels are 201, 205, and 173, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 68deg with 24% 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 0.591, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.43, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.82:1AA Pass

White text1.64:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C9CDAD needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.82:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.64:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EEEFE6#000000 text · best 18.12:1#EEEFE6

#D3DB9E#000000 text · best 14.4:1#D3DB9E

Oat#000000 text · best 13.06:1#D8CAB8

Mica#000000 text · best 12.72:1#D8C7B0

#B8CDAD#000000 text · best 12.37:1#B8CDAD

Generated Palette

#C9CDAD#C9CDAD

#B1ADCD#B1ADCD

#CDC1AD#CDC1AD

#B8CDAD#B8CDAD

#EEEFE6#EEEFE6

#A3AA74#A3AA74

Color Harmonies

#B1ADCD#B1ADCD

#CDC1AD#CDC1AD

#B8CDAD#B8CDAD

#ADC8CD#ADC8CD

#CDADC8#CDADC8

Variants

#EEEFE6#EEEFE6

#A3AA74#A3AA74

#D3DB9E#D3DB9E

#BEBEBB#BEBEBB

#FDFDFC#FDFDFC

#F3FFA3#F3FFA3

Nearest Named Colors

Mica#D8C7B0

Oat#D8CAB8

Travertine#D6C1A3

Pumice#BAC0B4

Silver#C0C0C0

#C9CDAD

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C9CDAD

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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