#c6ab57

Color #c6ab57

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 11.11 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 11.3

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Conversions

HEX

#c6ab57

RGB

rgb(198, 171, 87)

HSL

hsl(45.4, 49.3%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(45.4, 56.1%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.6%, 56.1%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(70.75, -0.55, 46.26)

LCH

lch(70.75, 46.26, 90.68)

OKLCH

oklch(74.8%, 0.1086, 91.79)

HWB

hwb(45.4, 34.1%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5772c6

Analogous

#c67457

#c6ab57

#aac657

Triadic

#c6ab57

#57c6ab

#ab57c6

Split-complementary

#c6ab57

#57aac6

#7457c6

Tetradic

#c6ab57

#72c657

#5772c6

#ab57c6

Square

#c6ab57

#57c674

#5772c6

#c657aa

Shades

Color #c6ab57 mixed toward black.

#b1953c

#8e7730

#6a5924

#473c18

#231e0c

Tints

Color #c6ab57 mixed toward white.

#cfb973

#d9c78f

#e2d5ab

#ece3c7

#f5f1e3

Tones

Color #c6ab57 mixed toward gray.

#bda660

#b4a26a

#aa9d73

#a1987c

#989385

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbb73 · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#bcbe78 · ΔE 9.9

Tritanopia

#c58487 · ΔE 32.6

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 22.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c6ab57;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c6ab57]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Gold #ffd700

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#c6ab57 (#c6ab57) is rgb(198, 171, 87) in RGB.

No, #c6ab57 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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