#c5b597

Color #c5b597

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 8.18 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#c5b597

RGB

rgb(197, 181, 151)

HSL

hsl(39.1, 28.4%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(39.1, 23.4%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.1%, 23.4%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(74.29, 0.92, 17.38)

LCH

lch(74.29, 17.4, 86.97)

OKLCH

oklch(77.9%, 0.0448, 83.21)

HWB

hwb(39.1, 59.2%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97a7c5

Analogous

#c59e97

#c5b597

#bec597

Triadic

#c5b597

#97c5b5

#b597c5

Split-complementary

#c5b597

#97bec5

#9e97c5

Tetradic

#c5b597

#a7c597

#97a7c5

#b597c5

Square

#c5b597

#97c59e

#97a7c5

#c597be

Shades

Color #c5b597 mixed toward black.

#b09a72

#957e53

#705e3e

#4a3f2a

#251f15

Tints

Color #c5b597 mixed toward white.

#cfc1a8

#d8ceba

#e2dacb

#ece6dc

#f5f3ee

Tones

Color #c5b597 mixed toward gray.

#c1b49b

#bdb39f

#b9b1a2

#b6b0a6

#b2afaa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bebe9f · ΔE 7.5

Deuteranopia

#bfc0a1 · ΔE 8

Tritanopia

#c4a5a6 · ΔE 17.6

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 12.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c5b597;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c5b597]

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Moccasin #ffe4b5

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Frequently asked questions

#c5b597 (#c5b597) is rgb(197, 181, 151) in RGB.

No, #c5b597 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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