#c9bb87

Color #c9bb87

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 8.77 Nearest Tailwind class orange-200 #ffd6a7 · ΔE 12.3

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Conversions

HEX

#c9bb87

RGB

rgb(201, 187, 135)

HSL

hsl(47.3, 37.9%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(47.3, 32.8%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7%, 32.8%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(75.89, -2.86, 28.18)

LCH

lch(75.89, 28.32, 95.8)

OKLCH

oklch(79.1%, 0.0707, 94.87)

HWB

hwb(47.3, 52.9%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8795c9

Analogous

#c99a87

#c9bb87

#b6c987

Triadic

#c9bb87

#87c9bb

#bb87c9

Split-complementary

#c9bb87

#87b6c9

#9a87c9

Tetradic

#c9bb87

#95c987

#8795c9

#bb87c9

Square

#c9bb87

#87c99a

#8795c9

#c987b6

Shades

Color #c9bb87 mixed toward black.

#b8a560

#9a8946

#746634

#4d4423

#272211

Tints

Color #c9bb87 mixed toward white.

#d2c69b

#dbd2af

#e4ddc3

#ede8d7

#f6f4eb

Tones

Color #c9bb87 mixed toward gray.

#c4b88d

#beb592

#b9b298

#b3ae9d

#aeaba3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c3c396 · ΔE 5.3

Deuteranopia

#c4c599 · ΔE 5.8

Tritanopia

#c8a0a2 · ΔE 26.1

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 17.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9bb87;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9bb87]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#c9bb87 (#c9bb87) is rgb(201, 187, 135) in RGB.

No, #c9bb87 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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