#c9785a

Color #c9785a

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Dark Salmon #e9967a · ΔE 11.49 Nearest Tailwind class orange-600 #f54900 · ΔE 12.9

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Conversions

HEX

#c9785a

RGB

rgb(201, 120, 90)

HSL

hsl(16.2, 50.7%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(16.2, 55.2%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 40.3%, 55.2%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(58.59, 28.65, 29.92)

LCH

lch(58.59, 41.42, 46.24)

OKLCH

oklch(65.4%, 0.1106, 40.97)

HWB

hwb(16.2, 35.3%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5aabc9

Analogous

#c95a74

#c9785a

#c9b05a

Triadic

#c9785a

#5ac978

#785ac9

Split-complementary

#c9785a

#5ac9b0

#5a74c9

Tetradic

#c9785a

#abc95a

#5aabc9

#785ac9

Square

#c9785a

#74c95a

#5aabc9

#b05ac9

Shades

Color #c9785a mixed toward black.

#b75d3c

#924a30

#6e3824

#492518

#25130c

Tints

Color #c9785a mixed toward white.

#d28f76

#dba591

#e4bcad

#edd2c8

#f6e9e4

Tones

Color #c9785a mixed toward gray.

#c07c63

#b7816d

#ad8576

#a4897f

#9b8d88

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.32:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acab62 · ΔE 30.9

Deuteranopia

#b0b664 · ΔE 34.4

Tritanopia

#c6686a · ΔE 11.7

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 22.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9785a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9785a]

Related colors

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Sienna #a0522d

Tomato #ff6347

Frequently asked questions

#c9785a (#c9785a) is rgb(201, 120, 90) in RGB.

No, #c9785a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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