#c96d12

Color #c96d12

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Chocolate #d2691e · ΔE 6.62 Nearest Tailwind class amber-600 #e17100 · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#c96d12

RGB

rgb(201, 109, 18)

HSL

hsl(29.8, 83.6%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(29.8, 91%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 45.8%, 91%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(55.48, 31.05, 59.49)

LCH

lch(55.48, 67.11, 62.44)

OKLCH

oklch(62.8%, 0.147, 56.74)

HWB

hwb(29.8, 7.1%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#126ec9

Analogous

#c91213

#c96d12

#c9c812

Triadic

#c96d12

#12c96d

#6d12c9

Split-complementary

#c96d12

#12c9c8

#1213c9

Tetradic

#c96d12

#6ec912

#126ec9

#6d12c9

Square

#c96d12

#13c912

#126ec9

#c812c9

Shades

Color #c96d12 mixed toward black.

#a75b0f

#86490c

#643609

#432406

#211203

Tints

Color #c96d12 mixed toward white.

#eb8520

#ef9d4d

#f3b679

#f7cea6

#fbe7d2

Tones

Color #c96d12 mixed toward gray.

#ba6d21

#aa6d30

#9b6d40

#8c6d4f

#7d6d5e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.68:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a839 · ΔE 30.1

Deuteranopia

#aeb43f · ΔE 33.3

Tritanopia

#c64b4e · ΔE 24.3

Achromatopsia

#858585 · ΔE 26.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #c96d12;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c96d12]

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Bisque #ffe4c4

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Frequently asked questions

#c96d12 (#c96d12) is rgb(201, 109, 18) in RGB.

No, #c96d12 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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