#c9c7a0

Color #c9c7a0

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 12.54 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 10.6

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Conversions

HEX

#c9c7a0

RGB

rgb(201, 199, 160)

HSL

hsl(57.1, 27.5%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(57.1, 20.4%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1%, 20.4%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(79.5, -5.73, 19.83)

LCH

lch(79.5, 20.64, 106.12)

OKLCH

oklch(82.1%, 0.0524, 105.04)

HWB

hwb(57.1, 62.7%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a0a2c9

Analogous

#c9b3a0

#c9c7a0

#b7c9a0

Triadic

#c9c7a0

#a0c9c7

#c7a0c9

Split-complementary

#c9c7a0

#a0b7c9

#b3a0c9

Tetradic

#c9c7a0

#a2c9a0

#a0a2c9

#c7a0c9

Square

#c9c7a0

#a0c9b3

#a0a2c9

#c9a0b7

Shades

Color #c9c7a0 mixed toward black.

#b3b07a

#999657

#737141

#4d4b2c

#262616

Tints

Color #c9c7a0 mixed toward white.

#d2d0b0

#dbdac0

#e4e3d0

#edecdf

#f6f6ef

Tones

Color #c9c7a0 mixed toward gray.

#c6c4a3

#c2c1a7

#bfbeaa

#bbbbae

#b8b8b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c8c8ab · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#c8c8ad · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#c9b2b4 · ΔE 22.9

Achromatopsia

#c5c5c5 · ΔE 14.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9c7a0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9c7a0]

Related colors

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Frequently asked questions

#c9c7a0 (#c9c7a0) is rgb(201, 199, 160) in RGB.

No, #c9c7a0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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