HEX atlas value

#C9CE97

#C9CE97 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Travertine. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 201, 206, 151, HSL 65, 36%, 70%, has luminance 0.5879, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#C9CE97 Sample readable text

HEX #C9CE97

RGB rgb(201, 206, 151)

HSL hsl(65 36% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(2, 0, 27, 19)

Luminance 0.5879

Contrast Black 12.76:1White 1.65:1

CSS

--color-c9ce97: #C9CE97;
.background-c9ce97 { background-color: #C9CE97; }
.text-c9ce97 { color: #C9CE97; }

Luminance0.5879

Black text12.76:1AA Pass

White text1.65:1AA 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":"#C9CE97","rgb":[201,206,151],"hsl":[65,36,70],"cmyk":[2,0,27,19],"luminance":0.5879,"contrast":{"black":12.76,"white":1.65}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.76,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.65,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EAEBD5","hex":"#EAEBD5","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.34,"contrastWhite":1.21,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D7DF86","hex":"#D7DF86","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.79,"contrastWhite":1.42,"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":"#AECE97","hex":"#AECE97","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.08,"contrastWhite":1.74,"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"]}]

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/c9ce97.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":"#9C97CE","analogous":["#CEB797","#AECE97"],"triadic":["#97C9CE","#CE97C9"],"tetradic":["#97CEB7","#9C97CE","#CE97AE"],"splitComplementary":["#97AECE","#B797CE"],"monochromatic":["#EAEBD5","#C9CE97","#A9B159"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EAEBD5","dark":"#A9B159","saturated":"#D7DF86","desaturated":"#BBBDA8","pastel":"#F4F5F0","neon":"#F6FF8F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"travertine","name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","distance":21.95449840010015},{"slug":"tan","name":"Tan","hex":"#D2B48C","distance":29.631064780058107},{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":29.9833287011299},{"slug":"burly-wood","name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","distance":34.36568055487916},{"slug":"pumice","name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","distance":35.52463933666322}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C9CE97

#C9CE97 is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #C9CE97 is visually closest to Travertine, a named orange color with HEX #D6C1A3.

The RGB channels are 201, 206, and 151, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 65deg with 36% saturation and 70% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-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 0.5879, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.95, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.76:1AA Pass

White text1.65:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C9CE97 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.76:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.65:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EAEBD5#000000 text · best 17.34:1#EAEBD5

#D7DF86#000000 text · best 14.79:1#D7DF86

Mica#000000 text · best 12.72:1#D8C7B0

#AECE97#000000 text · best 12.08:1#AECE97

Travertine#000000 text · best 12.02:1#D6C1A3

Generated Palette

#C9CE97#C9CE97

#9C97CE#9C97CE

#CEB797#CEB797

#AECE97#AECE97

#EAEBD5#EAEBD5

#A9B159#A9B159

Color Harmonies

#9C97CE#9C97CE

#CEB797#CEB797

#AECE97#AECE97

#97C9CE#97C9CE

#CE97C9#CE97C9

Variants

#EAEBD5#EAEBD5

#A9B159#A9B159

#D7DF86#D7DF86

#BBBDA8#BBBDA8

#F4F5F0#F4F5F0

#F6FF8F#F6FF8F

Nearest Named Colors

Travertine#D6C1A3

Tan#D2B48C

Mica#D8C7B0

Burly Wood#DEB887

Pumice#BAC0B4

#C9CE97

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C9CE97

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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