#c9cdb1

Color #c9cdb1

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Beige #f5f5dc · ΔE 14.73 Nearest Tailwind class olive-300 #d8d8d0 · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#c9cdb1

RGB

rgb(201, 205, 177)

HSL

hsl(68.6, 21.9%, 74.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(68.6, 13.7%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(2%, 0%, 13.7%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(81.43, -6.22, 13.49)

LCH

lch(81.43, 14.85, 114.75)

OKLCH

oklch(83.8%, 0.0381, 113.81)

HWB

hwb(68.6, 69.4%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5b1cd

Analogous

#cdc3b1

#c9cdb1

#bbcdb1

Triadic

#c9cdb1

#b1c9cd

#cdb1c9

Split-complementary

#c9cdb1

#b1bbcd

#c3b1cd

Tetradic

#c9cdb1

#b1cdb5

#b5b1cd

#cdb1c9

Square

#c9cdb1

#b1cdc3

#b5b1cd

#cdb1bb

Shades

Color #c9cdb1 mixed toward black.

#aeb48a

#939b63

#6e744b

#4a4e32

#252719

Tints

Color #c9cdb1 mixed toward white.

#d2d5be

#dbdecb

#e4e6d8

#edeee5

#f6f7f2

Tones

Color #c9cdb1 mixed toward gray.

#c7cbb3

#c6c8b6

#c4c6b8

#c2c4ba

#c1c1bd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cbcbb8 · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#cbcaba · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#c9bebf · ΔE 17

Achromatopsia

#cacaca · ΔE 12

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9cdb1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9cdb1]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#c9cdb1 (#c9cdb1) is rgb(201, 205, 177) in RGB.

No, #c9cdb1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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