#c9ac64

Color #c9ac64

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 10.36 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 11.8

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Conversions

HEX

#c9ac64

RGB

rgb(201, 172, 100)

HSL

hsl(42.8, 48.3%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(42.8, 50.2%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14.4%, 50.2%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(71.45, 1.29, 40.69)

LCH

lch(71.45, 40.71, 88.18)

OKLCH

oklch(75.4%, 0.0975, 88.12)

HWB

hwb(42.8, 39.2%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6481c9

Analogous

#c97964

#c9ac64

#b3c964

Triadic

#c9ac64

#64c9ac

#ac64c9

Split-complementary

#c9ac64

#64b3c9

#7964c9

Tetradic

#c9ac64

#81c964

#6481c9

#ac64c9

Square

#c9ac64

#64c979

#6481c9

#c964b3

Shades

Color #c9ac64 mixed toward black.

#ba9741

#957934

#705b27

#4a3c1a

#251e0d

Tints

Color #c9ac64 mixed toward white.

#d2ba7e

#dbc898

#e4d5b1

#ede3cb

#f6f1e5

Tones

Color #c9ac64 mixed toward gray.

#c1a86c

#b8a575

#b0a17d

#a79e86

#9f9a8e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbd7b · ΔE 9.6

Deuteranopia

#bfc17f · ΔE 10.5

Tritanopia

#c8898c · ΔE 29.8

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 21.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9ac64;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9ac64]

Related colors

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#c9ac64 (#c9ac64) is rgb(201, 172, 100) in RGB.

No, #c9ac64 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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