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Canary Silk Soft

Yellow · Hue 55
Hex
#C9C592
RGB
rgb(201, 197, 146)
HSL
hsl(55, 34%, 68%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 2%, 27%, 21%)
Metrics
S 34% · L 68%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
1.8:1Fail
on black
11.9:1AA
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About this color

Canary Silk Soft (#C9C592) belongs to the yellow family — hue 55°, 34% saturation, 68% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.

CSS
:root {
  --colorarchive-canary-silk-soft: #C9C592;
  --colorarchive-canary-silk-soft-hsl: hsl(55, 34%, 68%);
  --colorarchive-canary-silk-soft-rgb: rgb(201, 197, 146);
}

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Tonal strip

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Palette moves

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Lighter companion
Canary Bloom Soft
#D7D3AD · hsl(55, 34%, 76%)
Darker companion
Canary Tone Soft
#BCB676 · hsl(55, 34%, 60%)
Complementary counterpoint
Indigo Silk Soft
#929BC9 · hsl(230, 34%, 68%)
Analogous lead
Olive Silk Soft
#B7C992 · hsl(80, 34%, 68%)
Analogous echo
Coral Silk Soft
#C9AD92 · hsl(30, 34%, 68%)
Triadic +120°
Cyan Silk Soft
#92C9C5 · hsl(175, 34%, 68%)
Triadic +240°
Magenta Silk Soft
#C092C9 · hsl(290, 34%, 68%)
Split-comp +150°
Steel Silk Soft
#92B2C9 · hsl(205, 34%, 68%)
Split-comp +210°
Orchid Silk Soft
#A492C9 · hsl(260, 34%, 68%)
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Base: Canary Silk Soft #C9C592
Lighter companion: Canary Bloom Soft #D7D3AD
Darker companion: Canary Tone Soft #BCB676
Complementary counterpoint: Indigo Silk Soft #929BC9
Analogous lead: Olive Silk Soft #B7C992
Analogous echo: Coral Silk Soft #C9AD92
Triadic +120°: Cyan Silk Soft #92C9C5
Triadic +240°: Magenta Silk Soft #C092C9
Split-comp +150°: Steel Silk Soft #92B2C9
Split-comp +210°: Orchid Silk Soft #A492C9

Nearest neighbors

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Nearby match
Canary Silk Dust
#C3BF98 · hsl(55, 26%, 68%)
Nearby match
Amber Silk Soft
#C9C092 · hsl(50, 34%, 68%)
Nearby match
Citrine Silk Soft
#C9C992 · hsl(60, 34%, 68%)
Nearby match
Canary Tone Soft
#BCB676 · hsl(55, 34%, 60%)
Nearby match
Canary Bloom Soft
#D7D3AD · hsl(55, 34%, 76%)
Nearby match
Canary Silk Muted
#BCBA9F · hsl(55, 18%, 68%)

Accessible pairings

Archive colors that meet WCAG contrast standards when paired with this color. Use as text-on-background or background-on-text.

Contrast checker
AAA7.1:1
Indigo Shadow Clear
#212E6E
AAA7.6:1
Indigo Shadow Vivid
#13247C
AAA7.7:1
Indigo Shadow Bright
#0B1F83
AAA7.7:1
Indigo Shadow Pure
#061C89
AAA7.4:1
Indigo Nocturne Faint
#2E3038
AAA7.7:1
Indigo Nocturne Muted
#2A2D3C

Color Vision Simulation

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Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#C8C8A3
Protanopia
#C7C7A0
Tritanopia
#C9ABAD
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