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#C9C19F Moth

#C9C19F is a light, muted yellow named Moth. In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 75.7% green and 62.4% blue (rgb(201, 193, 159)). Its HSL value is 49° hue, 28% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 21% yellow and 21% black. #C9C19F is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.61:1.

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Variations of #C9C19F

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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#C9C19F 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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#C9C19F for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C9C19F 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 #CBC2A0
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C8BF9D
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C9C09E
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CBC2A0
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CAC1A0
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D0BCB8
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CBBFAB
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C1C1C1
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C3C1B9

#C9C19F contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.81:1 Very poor#C9C19F text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.61:1 Very good#C9C19F text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C9C19F in CSS

/* Moth */
.color { color: #C9C19F; }
.background { background-color: #C9C19F; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C9C19F; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(201 193 159);
color: hsl(49 28% 71%);
color: oklch(0.809 0.047 96.3);

#C9C19F FAQ

What color is #C9C19F?

#C9C19F 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 #C9C19F?

#C9C19F is rgb(201, 193, 159) in RGB, hsl(49, 28%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 4%, 21%, 21%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C9C19F?

The complementary color of #C9C19F is #9FA7C9, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C9C19F?

Black text has the best contrast on #C9C19F: 11.61:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C9C19F a warm or cool color?

#C9C19F is a warm color.