HEX atlas value

#C9D043

#C9D043 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Pear. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 201, 208, 67, HSL 63, 60%, 54%, has luminance 0.5793, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#C9D043 Sample readable text

HEX #C9D043

RGB rgb(201, 208, 67)

HSL hsl(63 60% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(3, 0, 68, 18)

Luminance 0.5793

Contrast Black 12.59:1White 1.67:1

CSS

--color-c9d043: #C9D043;
.background-c9d043 { background-color: #C9D043; }
.text-c9d043 { color: #C9D043; }

Luminance0.5793

Black text12.59:1AA Pass

White text1.67:1AA 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":"#C9D043","rgb":[201,208,67],"hsl":[63,60,54],"cmyk":[3,0,68,18],"luminance":0.5793,"contrast":{"black":12.59,"white":1.67}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.59,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.67,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E0EA2A","hex":"#E0EA2A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.97,"contrastWhite":1.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#DEE28D","hex":"#DEE28D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.37,"contrastWhite":1.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.63,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.5,"contrastWhite":1.68,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#83D043","hex":"#83D043","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.07,"contrastWhite":1.9,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","earth tone","earth tone yellow","Pear 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/c9d043.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pear.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/old-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peridot.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#4A43D0","analogous":["#D09143","#83D043"],"triadic":["#43C9D0","#D043C9"],"tetradic":["#43D091","#4A43D0","#D04383"],"splitComplementary":["#4383D0","#9143D0"],"monochromatic":["#DEE28D","#C9D043","#8D9325"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DEE28D","dark":"#8D9325","saturated":"#E0EA2A","desaturated":"#B2B65D","pastel":"#DFE2B1","neon":"#F5FF3D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pear","name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","distance":26.68332812825267},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":28.792360097775937},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":39.319206502675},{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":45.4972526643093},{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":46.52956049652737}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C9D043

#C9D043 is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #C9D043 is visually closest to Pear, a named yellow color with HEX #D1E231.

The RGB channels are 201, 208, and 67, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 63deg with 60% 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 0.5793, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 26.68, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.59:1AA Pass

White text1.67:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C9D043 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.59:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.67:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E0EA2A#000000 text · best 15.97:1#E0EA2A

#DEE28D#000000 text · best 15.37:1#DEE28D

Pear#000000 text · best 14.63:1#D1E231

Buttercup#000000 text · best 12.5:1#F3C13A

#83D043#000000 text · best 11.07:1#83D043

Generated Palette

#C9D043#C9D043

#4A43D0#4A43D0

#D09143#D09143

#83D043#83D043

#DEE28D#DEE28D

#8D9325#8D9325

Color Harmonies

#4A43D0#4A43D0

#D09143#D09143

#83D043#83D043

#43C9D0#43C9D0

#D043C9#D043C9

Variants

#DEE28D#DEE28D

#8D9325#8D9325

#E0EA2A#E0EA2A

#B2B65D#B2B65D

#DFE2B1#DFE2B1

#F5FF3D#F5FF3D

Nearest Named Colors

Pear#D1E231

Old Gold#CFB53B

Peridot#B4C424

Buttercup#F3C13A

Brass#B5A642

#C9D043

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C9D043

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

Related HEX Guides