Palettes / Colors / #C9D760

#C9D760 — Yellow

#C9D760 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #C9D760 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#C9D760 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #6E60D7; it also sits naturally between #D7A960 and #8ED760. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 84% · Blue 38%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 55% · Key 16%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #C9D760

.text { color: #C9D760; }
.background { background-color: #C9D760; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C9D760; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(201, 215, 96); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(67, 60%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C9D760; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(201, 215, 96, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C9D760; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(201, 215, 96, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C9D760">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C9D760">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6E60D7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C9D760: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C9D760

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #C9D760 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #C9D760 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #C9D75F  ·  #C9D761 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C9D760?

#C9D760 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 201, 215, 96). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C9D760?

#C9D760 is RGB 201, 215, 96 — HSL 67°, 60%, 61% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 55%, 16%.

What colors go with #C9D760?

Its complement is #6E60D7; analogous partners are #D7A960 and #8ED760. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C9D760 for text?

Black text on #C9D760 has a contrast ratio of 13.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.