#c9a965

Color #c9a965

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Burlywood #deb887 · ΔE 11.9 Nearest Tailwind class orange-300 #ffb86a · ΔE 11.8

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Conversions

HEX

#c9a965

RGB

rgb(201, 169, 101)

HSL

hsl(40.8, 48.1%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(40.8, 49.8%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.9%, 49.8%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(70.69, 2.98, 39.24)

LCH

lch(70.69, 39.35, 85.66)

OKLCH

oklch(74.9%, 0.0946, 84.96)

HWB

hwb(40.8, 39.6%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6585c9

Analogous

#c97765

#c9a965

#b7c965

Triadic

#c9a965

#65c9a9

#a965c9

Split-complementary

#c9a965

#65b7c9

#7765c9

Tetradic

#c9a965

#85c965

#6585c9

#a965c9

Square

#c9a965

#65c977

#6585c9

#c965b7

Shades

Color #c9a965 mixed toward black.

#ba9441

#957634

#705927

#4b3b1a

#251e0d

Tints

Color #c9a965 mixed toward white.

#d2b77f

#dbc698

#e4d4b2

#ede2cc

#f6f1e5

Tones

Color #c9a965 mixed toward gray.

#c1a66d

#b8a376

#b0a07e

#a89d86

#9f9a8f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbc7a · ΔE 10.6

Deuteranopia

#bec07e · ΔE 11.5

Tritanopia

#c8888b · ΔE 28.5

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 20.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9a965;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9a965]

Related colors

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Orange #ffa500

Goldenrod #daa520

Frequently asked questions

#c9a965 (#c9a965) is rgb(201, 169, 101) in RGB.

No, #c9a965 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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