#c59b89

Color #c59b89

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 10.37 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 11

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Conversions

HEX

#c59b89

RGB

rgb(197, 155, 137)

HSL

hsl(18, 34.1%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(18, 30.5%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 21.3%, 30.5%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(67.37, 13.04, 15.42)

LCH

lch(67.37, 20.19, 49.78)

OKLCH

oklch(72.4%, 0.0566, 44.36)

HWB

hwb(18, 53.7%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#89b3c5

Analogous

#c58995

#c59b89

#c5b989

Triadic

#c59b89

#89c59b

#9b89c5

Split-complementary

#c59b89

#89c5b9

#8995c5

Tetradic

#c59b89

#b3c589

#89b3c5

#9b89c5

Square

#c59b89

#95c589

#89b3c5

#b989c5

Shades

Color #c59b89 mixed toward black.

#b37b64

#956049

#704837

#4b3025

#251812

Tints

Color #c59b89 mixed toward white.

#cfac9d

#d8bcb0

#e2cdc4

#ecded8

#f5eeeb

Tones

Color #c59b89 mixed toward gray.

#c09d8e

#bb9f93

#b6a198

#b1a39d

#aca5a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b48e · ΔE 21.5

Deuteranopia

#b7ba8f · ΔE 23.2

Tritanopia

#c39192 · ΔE 9

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 15.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c59b89;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c59b89]

Related colors

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sienna #a0522d

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#c59b89 (#c59b89) is rgb(197, 155, 137) in RGB.

No, #c59b89 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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