#c6a797

Color #c6a797

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 12.36 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#c6a797

RGB

rgb(198, 167, 151)

HSL

hsl(20.4, 29.2%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(20.4, 23.7%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.7%, 23.7%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(70.79, 8.84, 12.49)

LCH

lch(70.79, 15.3, 54.71)

OKLCH

oklch(75.1%, 0.043, 48.96)

HWB

hwb(20.4, 59.2%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97b6c6

Analogous

#c6979e

#c6a797

#c6be97

Triadic

#c6a797

#97c6a7

#a797c6

Split-complementary

#c6a797

#97c6be

#979ec6

Tetradic

#c6a797

#b6c697

#97b6c6

#a797c6

Square

#c6a797

#9ec697

#97b6c6

#be97c6

Shades

Color #c6a797 mixed toward black.

#b18771

#966952

#714f3e

#4b3529

#261a15

Tints

Color #c6a797 mixed toward white.

#cfb6a8

#d9c4ba

#e2d3cb

#ece2dc

#f5f0ee

Tones

Color #c6a797 mixed toward gray.

#c2a89b

#bea99f

#baaba3

#b6aca7

#b2adaa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b99b · ΔE 17.5

Deuteranopia

#bbbd9c · ΔE 18.8

Tritanopia

#c59e9f · ΔE 8.8

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 12.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c6a797;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c6a797]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

Frequently asked questions

#c6a797 (#c6a797) is rgb(198, 167, 151) in RGB.

No, #c6a797 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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