#c9c4ba

Color #c9c4ba

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.85 Nearest Tailwind class olive-300 #d8d8d0 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#c9c4ba

RGB

rgb(201, 196, 186)

HSL

hsl(40, 12.2%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(40, 7.5%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.5%, 7.5%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(79.3, -0.02, 5.63)

LCH

lch(79.3, 5.63, 90.2)

OKLCH

oklch(82.2%, 0.0149, 84.6)

HWB

hwb(40, 72.9%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#babfc9

Analogous

#c9bdba

#c9c4ba

#c7c9ba

Triadic

#c9c4ba

#bac9c4

#c4bac9

Split-complementary

#c9c4ba

#bac7c9

#bdbac9

Tetradic

#c9c4ba

#bfc9ba

#babfc9

#c4bac9

Square

#c9c4ba

#bac9bd

#babfc9

#c9bac7

Shades

Color #c9c4ba mixed toward black.

#ada596

#908672

#6d6555

#484339

#24221c

Tints

Color #c9c4ba mixed toward white.

#d2cec6

#dbd8d1

#e4e2dd

#edebe8

#f6f5f4

Tones

Color #c9c4ba mixed toward gray.

#c8c4bb

#c7c3bd

#c5c3be

#c4c2bf

#c3c2c0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c7c7bc · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#c7c8bd · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#c9bebf · ΔE 7.4

Achromatopsia

#c4c4c4 · ΔE 5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9c4ba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9c4ba]

Related colors

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Frequently asked questions

#c9c4ba (#c9c4ba) is rgb(201, 196, 186) in RGB.

No, #c9c4ba is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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