#c2aa9c

Color #c2aa9c

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 12.41 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#c2aa9c

RGB

rgb(194, 170, 156)

HSL

hsl(22.1, 23.7%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(22.1, 19.6%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.4%, 19.6%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(71.3, 6.44, 10.41)

LCH

lch(71.3, 12.24, 58.26)

OKLCH

oklch(75.5%, 0.0343, 52.23)

HWB

hwb(22.1, 61.2%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9cb4c2

Analogous

#c29ca1

#c2aa9c

#c2bd9c

Triadic

#c2aa9c

#9cc2aa

#aa9cc2

Split-complementary

#c2aa9c

#9cc2bd

#9ca1c2

Tetradic

#c2aa9c

#b4c29c

#9cb4c2

#aa9cc2

Square

#c2aa9c

#a1c29c

#9cb4c2

#bd9cc2

Shades

Color #c2aa9c mixed toward black.

#ac8b78

#906d59

#6c5243

#48372c

#241b16

Tints

Color #c2aa9c mixed toward white.

#ccb8ac

#d6c6bd

#e0d4cd

#ebe3de

#f5f1ee

Tones

Color #c2aa9c mixed toward gray.

#bfab9f

#bcaca2

#b8aca5

#b5ada9

#b2aeac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8a0 · ΔE 14.1

Deuteranopia

#b9bba0 · ΔE 15.6

Tritanopia

#c1a2a3 · ΔE 8.3

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 10.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #c2aa9c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c2aa9c]

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Seashell #fff5ee

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Saddle Brown #8b4513

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Frequently asked questions

#c2aa9c (#c2aa9c) is rgb(194, 170, 156) in RGB.

No, #c2aa9c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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