#c9bb9d

Color #c9bb9d

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 8.99 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 8.9

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Conversions

HEX

#c9bb9d

RGB

rgb(201, 187, 157)

HSL

hsl(40.9, 28.9%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(40.9, 21.9%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7%, 21.9%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(76.31, 0.13, 17.01)

LCH

lch(76.31, 17.01, 89.56)

OKLCH

oklch(79.6%, 0.0437, 85.93)

HWB

hwb(40.9, 61.6%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9dabc9

Analogous

#c9a59d

#c9bb9d

#c1c99d

Triadic

#c9bb9d

#9dc9bb

#bb9dc9

Split-complementary

#c9bb9d

#9dc1c9

#a59dc9

Tetradic

#c9bb9d

#abc99d

#9dabc9

#bb9dc9

Square

#c9bb9d

#9dc9a5

#9dabc9

#c99dc1

Shades

Color #c9bb9d mixed toward black.

#b4a077

#9a8455

#736340

#4d422a

#262115

Tints

Color #c9bb9d mixed toward white.

#d2c6ad

#dbd2be

#e4ddce

#ede8de

#f6f4ef

Tones

Color #c9bb9d mixed toward gray.

#c5baa1

#c2b8a4

#beb7a8

#bab6ac

#b7b4af

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c3c3a5 · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#c4c5a7 · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#c8abac · ΔE 17.8

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 12.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9bb9d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9bb9d]

Related colors

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#c9bb9d (#c9bb9d) is rgb(201, 187, 157) in RGB.

No, #c9bb9d 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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