#c5ac9b

Color #c5ac9b

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 12.77 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#c5ac9b

RGB

rgb(197, 172, 155)

HSL

hsl(24.3, 26.6%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(24.3, 21.3%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.7%, 21.3%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(72.06, 6.34, 12.07)

LCH

lch(72.06, 13.63, 62.29)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.0376, 56.27)

HWB

hwb(24.3, 60.8%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9bb4c5

Analogous

#c59b9f

#c5ac9b

#c5c19b

Triadic

#c5ac9b

#9bc5ac

#ac9bc5

Split-complementary

#c5ac9b

#9bc5c1

#9b9fc5

Tetradic

#c5ac9b

#b4c59b

#9bb4c5

#ac9bc5

Square

#c5ac9b

#9fc59b

#9bb4c5

#c19bc5

Shades

Color #c5ac9b mixed toward black.

#af8d76

#956f56

#6f5441

#4a382b

#251c16

Tints

Color #c5ac9b mixed toward white.

#cfbaac

#d8c8bc

#e2d5cd

#ece3de

#f5f1ee

Tones

Color #c5ac9b mixed toward gray.

#c1ad9e

#beada2

#baaea5

#b7afa9

#b3afac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbba9f · ΔE 13.7

Deuteranopia

#bcbea0 · ΔE 15.6

Tritanopia

#c4a3a3 · ΔE 9.4

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 11.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c5ac9b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c5ac9b]

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Sandy Brown #f4a460

Peach Puff #ffdab9

Sienna #a0522d

Frequently asked questions

#c5ac9b (#c5ac9b) is rgb(197, 172, 155) in RGB.

No, #c5ac9b is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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