#c9d281

Color #c9d281

A moderately saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 10.76 Nearest Tailwind class lime-200 #d8f999 · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#c9d281

RGB

rgb(201, 210, 129)

HSL

hsl(66.7, 47.4%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(66.7, 38.6%, 82.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.3%, 0%, 38.6%, 17.6%)

LAB

lab(81.89, -15.38, 39.11)

LCH

lch(81.89, 42.03, 111.47)

OKLCH

oklch(83.9%, 0.1045, 113.87)

HWB

hwb(66.7, 50.6%, 17.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a81d2

Analogous

#d2b381

#c9d281

#a1d281

Triadic

#c9d281

#81c9d2

#d281c9

Split-complementary

#c9d281

#81a1d2

#b381d2

Tetradic

#c9d281

#81d28a

#8a81d2

#d281c9

Square

#c9d281

#81d2b3

#8a81d2

#d281a1

Shades

Color #c9d281 mixed toward black.

#b7c357

#9ba73b

#747d2d

#4d531e

#272a0f

Tints

Color #c9d281 mixed toward white.

#d2da96

#dbe1ab

#e4e9c0

#edf0d5

#f6f8ea

Tones

Color #c9d281 mixed toward gray.

#c4cb88

#bfc58f

#b9be95

#b4b79c

#afb0a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cdcd9a · ΔE 6.2

Deuteranopia

#cccc9f · ΔE 7.6

Tritanopia

#c9aaae · ΔE 33.3

Achromatopsia

#cccccc · ΔE 22

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9d281;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9d281]

Related colors

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Beige #f5f5dc

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Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#c9d281 (#c9d281) is rgb(201, 210, 129) in RGB.

No, #c9d281 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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