#c9ad5e

Color #c9ad5e

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 10.29 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 11.3

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Conversions

HEX

#c9ad5e

RGB

rgb(201, 173, 94)

HSL

hsl(44.3, 49.8%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(44.3, 53.2%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.9%, 53.2%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(71.63, 0.23, 43.93)

LCH

lch(71.63, 43.93, 89.7)

OKLCH

oklch(75.6%, 0.1041, 90.28)

HWB

hwb(44.3, 36.9%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5e7ac9

Analogous

#c9775e

#c9ad5e

#afc95e

Triadic

#c9ad5e

#5ec9ad

#ad5ec9

Split-complementary

#c9ad5e

#5eafc9

#775ec9

Tetradic

#c9ad5e

#7ac95e

#5e7ac9

#ad5ec9

Square

#c9ad5e

#5ec977

#5e7ac9

#c95eaf

Shades

Color #c9ad5e mixed toward black.

#b8983e

#937a31

#6e5b25

#4a3d19

#251e0c

Tints

Color #c9ad5e mixed toward white.

#d2bb79

#dbc894

#e4d6ae

#ede4c9

#f6f1e4

Tones

Color #c9ad5e mixed toward gray.

#c0a967

#b7a470

#aea079

#a59c82

#9c988a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bebd77 · ΔE 8.9

Deuteranopia

#bfc17d · ΔE 10.1

Tritanopia

#c8888b · ΔE 31.4

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 22.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9ad5e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9ad5e]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Frequently asked questions

#c9ad5e (#c9ad5e) is rgb(201, 173, 94) in RGB.

No, #c9ad5e is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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