#c9a96e

Color #c9a96e

A moderately saturated light orange.

Closest named color Burlywood #deb887 · ΔE 8.41 Nearest Tailwind class orange-300 #ffb86a · ΔE 11.5

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Conversions

HEX

#c9a96e

RGB

rgb(201, 169, 110)

HSL

hsl(38.9, 45.7%, 61%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(38.9, 45.3%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.9%, 45.3%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(70.82, 3.86, 34.73)

LCH

lch(70.82, 34.94, 83.66)

OKLCH

oklch(75%, 0.0854, 82.06)

HWB

hwb(38.9, 43.1%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6e8ec9

Analogous

#c97c6e

#c9a96e

#bcc96e

Triadic

#c9a96e

#6ec9a9

#a96ec9

Split-complementary

#c9a96e

#6ebcc9

#7c6ec9

Tetradic

#c9a96e

#8ec96e

#6e8ec9

#a96ec9

Square

#c9a96e

#6ec97c

#6e8ec9

#c96ebc

Shades

Color #c9a96e mixed toward black.

#bb9348

#977638

#71582a

#4c3b1c

#261d0e

Tints

Color #c9a96e mixed toward white.

#d2b786

#dbc69e

#e4d4b7

#ede2cf

#f6f1e7

Tones

Color #c9a96e mixed toward gray.

#c1a776

#baa57d

#b2a285

#aba08c

#a39e94

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbc80 · ΔE 11

Deuteranopia

#bec083 · ΔE 11.9

Tritanopia

#c88b8e · ΔE 26.3

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 19.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9a96e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9a96e]

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Floral White #fffaf0

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Frequently asked questions

#c9a96e (#c9a96e) is rgb(201, 169, 110) in RGB.

No, #c9a96e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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