#c9b341 color: Herbal Green
#c9b341 is rgb(201, 179, 65) in RGB and oklch(76.487% 0.13331 98.187) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.
Read as HEX
- Ctrl Vpaste a color anywhere
- Spacerandom color
- Ccopy HEX
- Yellow
- Light
- Vivid
- Warm
- ≈ Sand
- yellow-500
- Black 21%
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
Shades
From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.
Harmonies
Open as paletteRecent
Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.
About #c9b341
#c9b341 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 76.5% lightness, 0.133 chroma and a hue of 98°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 2.1:1 contrast and black text 10.01:1, so black text reads better.
The closest named color is Herbal Green (#c9b23d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.
Lighter: #c9b341 mixed with white
Darker: #c9b341 mixed with black
Calmer: #c9b341 with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #c9b341
Questions about #c9b341
What color is #c9b341?
#c9b341 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Herbal Green. In RGB it is rgb(201, 179, 65), in HSL hsl(50.29, 55.74%, 52.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(76.487% 0.13331 98.187).
What colors go well with #c9b341?
The complementary color of #c9b341 is #9fa9ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #eaa14a and #9ac362. The triadic partners are #1ec6eb and #e990d0.
Is white or black text more readable on #c9b341?
Black text reads better on #c9b341: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and black gives 10.01:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #c9b341 a warm or cool color?
#c9b341 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 98 degrees, its lightness 76.5% and its chroma 0.133.