#c9c9c2

Color #c9c9c2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.83 Nearest Tailwind class olive-300 #d8d8d0 · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#c9c9c2

RGB

rgb(201, 201, 194)

HSL

hsl(60, 6.1%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 3.5%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 3.5%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(80.79, -1.26, 3.49)

LCH

lch(80.79, 3.71, 109.85)

OKLCH

oklch(83.4%, 0.0096, 106.36)

HWB

hwb(60, 76.1%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c2c2c9

Analogous

#c9c6c2

#c9c9c2

#c6c9c2

Triadic

#c9c9c2

#c2c9c9

#c9c2c9

Split-complementary

#c9c9c2

#c2c6c9

#c6c2c9

Tetradic

#c9c9c2

#c2c9c2

#c2c2c9

#c9c2c9

Square

#c9c9c2

#c2c9c6

#c2c2c9

#c9c2c6

Shades

Color #c9c9c2 mixed toward black.

#aaaa9f

#8b8b7c

#69695d

#46463e

#23231f

Tints

Color #c9c9c2 mixed toward white.

#d2d2cc

#dbdbd6

#e4e4e1

#ededeb

#f6f6f5

Tones

Color #c9c9c2 mixed toward gray.

#c9c9c3

#c8c8c3

#c7c7c4

#c6c6c5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c9c9c4 · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#c9c9c4 · ΔE 1

Tritanopia

#c9c5c5 · ΔE 4.8

Achromatopsia

#c9c9c9 · ΔE 3.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9c9c2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9c9c2]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#c9c9c2 (#c9c9c2) is rgb(201, 201, 194) in RGB.

No, #c9c9c2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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