#c9b17f

Color #c9b17f

A moderately saturated light orange.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 5.91 Nearest Tailwind class orange-200 #ffd6a7 · ΔE 11.6

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Conversions

HEX

#c9b17f

RGB

rgb(201, 177, 127)

HSL

hsl(40.5, 40.7%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(40.5, 36.8%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.9%, 36.8%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(73.15, 1.46, 28.78)

LCH

lch(73.15, 28.82, 87.1)

OKLCH

oklch(76.9%, 0.0719, 85.13)

HWB

hwb(40.5, 49.8%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7f97c9

Analogous

#c98c7f

#c9b17f

#bcc97f

Triadic

#c9b17f

#7fc9b1

#b17fc9

Split-complementary

#c9b17f

#7fbcc9

#8c7fc9

Tetradic

#c9b17f

#97c97f

#7f97c9

#b17fc9

Square

#c9b17f

#7fc98c

#7f97c9

#c97fbc

Shades

Color #c9b17f mixed toward black.

#b99958

#9a7d41

#735e31

#4d3e20

#261f10

Tints

Color #c9b17f mixed toward white.

#d2be94

#dbcbaa

#e4d8bf

#ede5d4

#f6f2ea

Tones

Color #c9b17f mixed toward gray.

#c3af85

#bdad8b

#b6aa91

#b0a898

#aaa69e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfbf8d · ΔE 8.7

Deuteranopia

#c0c290 · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#c89799 · ΔE 24.3

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 17.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9b17f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9b17f]

Related colors

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Frequently asked questions

#c9b17f (#c9b17f) is rgb(201, 177, 127) in RGB.

No, #c9b17f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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