Close to Oatmeal
#C1C19E
#C1C19E is a light, muted yellow, close to the color Oatmeal. In RGB it’s made of 75.7% red, 75.7% green, and 62% blue. Its hue is 60°, with 22% saturation and 69% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #C1C19E.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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11.39:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #C1C19E as they’d see it.
#C1C19E in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #C1C19E
What color is #C1C19E?
#C1C19E is a light, muted yellow, close to the color Oatmeal. In RGB it’s made of 75.7% red, 75.7% green, and 62% blue. Its hue is 60°, with 22% saturation and 69% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #C1C19E in RGB?
#C1C19E is rgb(193, 193, 158): 193 red, 193 green, and 158 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #C1C19E in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 0, 18, 24). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #C1C19E?
PANTONE 452 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #C1C19E?
Its complement #BCBCDF gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.