#C9C816

#C9C816

Color Values

HEX

#C9C816

RGB

201, 200, 22

HSL

59.7, 80.3%, 43.7%

HSV

59.7, 89.1%, 78.8%

CMYK

0.0%, 0.5%, 89.1%, 21.2%

OKLCH

0.8074 0.1718 109.3

Properties

Warm Light Nearest: yellow 3

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#C9C816

#1617C9

Analogous

#C96F16

#70C916

#C9C816

Triadic

#C9C816

#16C9C8

#C816C9

Split Complementary

#C9C816

#1670C9

#6F16C9

Tetradic

#C9C816

#16C96F

#1617C9

#C91670

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#C9C816

Protanopia

#C9C941

Deuteranopia

#C9C94B

Tritanopia

#C9636B

Achromatopsia

#BBBBBB

CSS Usage

background-color: #C9C816;
color: #C9C816;
border-color: #C9C816;
Nearest Tailwind: Yellow 300 #FDE047

Tailwind Shades

50
#FDFDF2
100
#F9F9E1
200
#F8F8BF
300
#F3F291
400
#ECEC55
500
#E6E519
600
#B8B714
700
#939210
800
#73720D
900
#53530D
950
#353408

Contrast Checker

Text on white

1.79:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

11.76:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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