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Hex #c9b93e

#c9b93e is a great light yellow shade for your next project. Scroll down for #c9b93e color information, color shades and color usage information.



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#c9b93e Conversion table

Category

yellow (light yellow)

HEX

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 RGB

R 201   G 185   B 62   copy to clipboard

 HSL

H 53.09   S 0.56   L 0.52

 CMYK

C 0%   M 6%   Y 55%   K 21%
Usage of yellow The color #c9b93e is a great light shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#c9b93e Conversion and Usage

Conversion results of this color to RGB, CMYK and HSL. Usage Recommendations on the right.

#c9b93e to RGB conversion

Red201
201% RED
Green185
185% GREEN
Blue62
62% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(201, 185, 62); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(201, 185, 62); // for css background-color

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#c9b93e to CMYK conversion

Cyan Magenta Yellow Black
0 % 6.27 % 54.51 % 21.18 %

#c9b93e to HSL conversion

Hue Saturation Lightness
53.094 0.56 0.52

CSS code: color: hsl(53.1, 56%, 52%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #c9b93e

Recommendations for light backgrounds in respect of a good contrast.

Usage for Text: not recommended (low contrast)
Usage for headings: not recommended (low contrast)
Usage as fill color: recommended
Usage for buttons: watch out for enough contrast

As a rather light shade, this color can very well be used as a fill/background, also to bigger elements. If there is no obvious reason, we do not recommend using it as text-color on white backgrounds (low contrast gives bad accessability-rating). Some usage-examples for #c9b93e

Color Examples: This is a yellow Heading in #c9b93e

This shows how text with the hex-color #c9b93e would look on a white background. Because of the lightness of the color this color is not recommended to be used as font-color. However, if you know what you are doing, feel free to use this color for anything you think it would be nice :-)!

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