#c9c5b1

Color #c9c5b1

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 10.85 Nearest Tailwind class olive-300 #d8d8d0 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#c9c5b1

RGB

rgb(201, 197, 177)

HSL

hsl(50, 18.2%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(50, 11.9%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2%, 11.9%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(79.34, -2.05, 10.53)

LCH

lch(79.34, 10.73, 101.02)

OKLCH

oklch(82.1%, 0.0276, 97.69)

HWB

hwb(50, 69.4%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1b5c9

Analogous

#c9b9b1

#c9c5b1

#c1c9b1

Triadic

#c9c5b1

#b1c9c5

#c5b1c9

Split-complementary

#c9c5b1

#b1c1c9

#b9b1c9

Tetradic

#c9c5b1

#b5c9b1

#b1b5c9

#c5b1c9

Square

#c9c5b1

#b1c9b9

#b1b5c9

#c9b1c1

Shades

Color #c9c5b1 mixed toward black.

#afa98c

#958d67

#706a4d

#4a4734

#25231a

Tints

Color #c9c5b1 mixed toward white.

#d2cfbe

#dbd8cb

#e4e2d8

#edece5

#f6f5f2

Tones

Color #c9c5b1 mixed toward gray.

#c7c4b3

#c5c2b5

#c3c1b7

#c1c0b9

#bfbebb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c7c7b6 · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#c8c8b7 · ΔE 2.1

Tritanopia

#c9babb · ΔE 13.3

Achromatopsia

#c5c5c5 · ΔE 8.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9c5b1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9c5b1]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#c9c5b1 (#c9c5b1) is rgb(201, 197, 177) in RGB.

No, #c9c5b1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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