#c9c3bf

Color #c9c3bf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.41 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-300 #d8d2d0 · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#c9c3bf

RGB

rgb(201, 195, 191)

HSL

hsl(24, 8.5%, 76.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(24, 5%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3%, 5%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(79.16, 1.38, 2.75)

LCH

lch(79.16, 3.08, 63.35)

OKLCH

oklch(82.1%, 0.0088, 56.13)

HWB

hwb(24, 74.9%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfc5c9

Analogous

#c9bfc0

#c9c3bf

#c9c8bf

Triadic

#c9c3bf

#bfc9c3

#c3bfc9

Split-complementary

#c9c3bf

#bfc9c8

#bfc0c9

Tetradic

#c9c3bf

#c5c9bf

#bfc5c9

#c3bfc9

Square

#c9c3bf

#c0c9bf

#bfc5c9

#c8bfc9

Shades

Color #c9c3bf mixed toward black.

#aba29c

#8d8178

#6a605a

#47403c

#23201e

Tints

Color #c9c3bf mixed toward white.

#d2cdca

#dbd7d4

#e4e1df

#edebea

#f6f5f4

Tones

Color #c9c3bf mixed toward gray.

#c8c3c0

#c7c3c1

#c7c4c2

#c6c4c2

#c5c4c3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c6c6c0 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#c7c7c0 · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#c9c1c1 · ΔE 2.6

Achromatopsia

#c4c4c4 · ΔE 3.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9c3bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9c3bf]

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Chocolate #d2691e

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Sandy Brown #f4a460

Peach Puff #ffdab9

Sienna #a0522d

Frequently asked questions

#c9c3bf (#c9c3bf) is rgb(201, 195, 191) in RGB.

No, #c9c3bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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