#c59985

Color #c59985

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 11.23 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 11.7

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Conversions

HEX

#c59985

RGB

rgb(197, 153, 133)

HSL

hsl(18.7, 35.6%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(18.7, 32.5%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 22.3%, 32.5%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(66.79, 13.6, 16.83)

LCH

lch(66.79, 21.64, 51.06)

OKLCH

oklch(71.9%, 0.0602, 45.61)

HWB

hwb(18.7, 52.2%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#85b1c5

Analogous

#c58591

#c59985

#c5b985

Triadic

#c59985

#85c599

#9985c5

Split-complementary

#c59985

#85c5b9

#8591c5

Tetradic

#c59985

#b1c585

#85b1c5

#9985c5

Square

#c59985

#91c585

#85b1c5

#b985c5

Shades

Color #c59985 mixed toward black.

#b37a60

#955f47

#704735

#4b3023

#251812

Tints

Color #c59985 mixed toward white.

#cfaa99

#d8bbae

#e2ccc2

#ecddd6

#f5eeeb

Tones

Color #c59985 mixed toward gray.

#c09b8a

#ba9d90

#b59f95

#b0a19a

#aaa3a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b38a · ΔE 21.3

Deuteranopia

#b6b98b · ΔE 23.2

Tritanopia

#c38e8f · ΔE 9.8

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 16.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c59985;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c59985]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#c59985 (#c59985) is rgb(197, 153, 133) in RGB.

No, #c59985 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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