#c9c398

Color #c9c398

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 10.55 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 10.9

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Conversions

HEX

#c9c398

RGB

rgb(201, 195, 152)

HSL

hsl(52.7, 31.2%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(52.7, 24.4%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3%, 24.4%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(78.3, -4.79, 22.42)

LCH

lch(78.3, 22.93, 102.06)

OKLCH

oklch(81.1%, 0.058, 100.94)

HWB

hwb(52.7, 59.6%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#989ec9

Analogous

#c9aa98

#c9c398

#b6c998

Triadic

#c9c398

#98c9c3

#c398c9

Split-complementary

#c9c398

#98b6c9

#aa98c9

Tetradic

#c9c398

#9ec998

#989ec9

#c398c9

Square

#c9c398

#98c9aa

#989ec9

#c998b6

Shades

Color #c9c398 mixed toward black.

#b5ad71

#9a9151

#746d3d

#4d4928

#272414

Tints

Color #c9c398 mixed toward white.

#d2cda9

#dbd7ba

#e4e1cb

#edebdd

#f6f5ee

Tones

Color #c9c398 mixed toward gray.

#c5c09c

#c1bda0

#bdbaa4

#b9b7a8

#b5b4ac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c6c6a4 · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#c7c7a6 · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#c9acae · ΔE 24.3

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 15.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9c398;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9c398]

Related colors

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Gold #ffd700

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#c9c398 (#c9c398) is rgb(201, 195, 152) in RGB.

No, #c9c398 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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