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C9C19C

#C9C19C closest to Moth

#C9C19C is a light, muted yellow; the closest named color is Moth. In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 75.7% green and 61.2% blue (rgb(201, 193, 156)). Its HSL value is 49° hue, 29% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 22% yellow and 21% black. #C9C19C is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.59:1.

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#C9C19C color conversion

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Variations of #C9C19C

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#C9C19C color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#C9C19C for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C9C19C appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #CBC29D
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C9BF9A
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C9C09B
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CBC29D
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CAC19D
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D0BBB7
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CCBFA9
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C0C0C0
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C3C1B8

#C9C19C contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.81:1 Very poor#C9C19C text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.59:1 Very good#C9C19C text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C9C19C in CSS

/* Moth */
.color { color: #C9C19C; }
.background { background-color: #C9C19C; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C9C19C; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(201 193 156);
color: hsl(49 29% 70%);
color: oklch(0.808 0.051 97.2);

#C9C19C FAQ

What color is #C9C19C?

#C9C19C is a light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Moth. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #C9C19C?

#C9C19C is rgb(201, 193, 156) in RGB, hsl(49, 29%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 4%, 22%, 21%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C9C19C?

The complementary color of #C9C19C is #9CA4C9, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C9C19C?

Black text has the best contrast on #C9C19C: 11.59:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C9C19C a warm or cool color?

#C9C19C is a warm color.