#c9bd9f

Color #c9bd9f

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 9.76 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#c9bd9f

RGB

rgb(201, 189, 159)

HSL

hsl(42.9, 28%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(42.9, 20.9%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6%, 20.9%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(76.87, -0.64, 16.71)

LCH

lch(76.87, 16.72, 92.19)

OKLCH

oklch(80%, 0.0429, 88.8)

HWB

hwb(42.9, 62.4%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9fabc9

Analogous

#c9a89f

#c9bd9f

#c0c99f

Triadic

#c9bd9f

#9fc9bd

#bd9fc9

Split-complementary

#c9bd9f

#9fc0c9

#a89fc9

Tetradic

#c9bd9f

#abc99f

#9fabc9

#bd9fc9

Square

#c9bd9f

#9fc9a8

#9fabc9

#c99fc0

Shades

Color #c9bd9f mixed toward black.

#b3a379

#9a8656

#736541

#4d432b

#262216

Tints

Color #c9bd9f mixed toward white.

#d2c8af

#dbd3bf

#e4decf

#ede9df

#f6f4ef

Tones

Color #c9bd9f mixed toward gray.

#c6bca3

#c2baa6

#bfb9aa

#bbb7ad

#b8b6b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c4c4a7 · ΔE 5.5

Deuteranopia

#c5c5a9 · ΔE 5.5

Tritanopia

#c8adae · ΔE 17.9

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 12.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9bd9f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9bd9f]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#c9bd9f (#c9bd9f) is rgb(201, 189, 159) in RGB.

No, #c9bd9f 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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