#c9a391

Color #c9a391

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 11.7 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 10.3

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Conversions

HEX

#c9a391

RGB

rgb(201, 163, 145)

HSL

hsl(19.3, 34.1%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(19.3, 27.9%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 18.9%, 27.9%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(69.94, 11.32, 14.64)

LCH

lch(69.94, 18.51, 52.29)

OKLCH

oklch(74.5%, 0.0518, 46.72)

HWB

hwb(19.3, 56.9%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#91b7c9

Analogous

#c9919b

#c9a391

#c9bf91

Triadic

#c9a391

#91c9a3

#a391c9

Split-complementary

#c9a391

#91c9bf

#919bc9

Tetradic

#c9a391

#b7c991

#91b7c9

#a391c9

Square

#c9a391

#9bc991

#91b7c9

#bf91c9

Shades

Color #c9a391 mixed toward black.

#b6836a

#9b654c

#744c39

#4d3326

#271913

Tints

Color #c9a391 mixed toward white.

#d2b2a3

#dbc2b6

#e4d1c8

#ede0da

#f6f0ed

Tones

Color #c9a391 mixed toward gray.

#c4a596

#c0a69a

#bba89f

#b6aaa4

#b2aba8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bab996 · ΔE 19.6

Deuteranopia

#bcbf97 · ΔE 21.8

Tritanopia

#c7999a · ΔE 9.2

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 14.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9a391;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9a391]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#c9a391 (#c9a391) is rgb(201, 163, 145) in RGB.

No, #c9a391 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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