#c9d86e

Color #c9d86e

A moderately saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Khaki #f0e68c · ΔE 14.3 Nearest Tailwind class lime-200 #d8f999 · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#c9d86e

RGB

rgb(201, 216, 110)

HSL

hsl(68.5, 57.6%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(68.5, 49.1%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.9%, 0%, 49.1%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(83.26, -20.33, 50.11)

LCH

lch(83.26, 54.08, 112.08)

OKLCH

oklch(84.9%, 0.1323, 115.95)

HWB

hwb(68.5, 43.1%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7d6ed8

Analogous

#d8b26e

#c9d86e

#94d86e

Triadic

#c9d86e

#6ec9d8

#d86ec9

Split-complementary

#c9d86e

#6e94d8

#b26ed8

Tetradic

#c9d86e

#6ed87d

#7d6ed8

#d86ec9

Square

#c9d86e

#6ed8b2

#7d6ed8

#d86e94

Shades

Color #c9d86e mixed toward black.

#b9cc43

#99ab2e

#738023

#4d5617

#262b0c

Tints

Color #c9d86e mixed toward white.

#d2de86

#dbe59e

#e4ebb6

#edf2cf

#f6f8e7

Tones

Color #c9d86e mixed toward gray.

#c3cf77

#bcc680

#b6bd88

#b0b591

#a9ac9a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d0d091 · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#cfce98 · ΔE 9.4

Tritanopia

#caa7ab · ΔE 37.2

Achromatopsia

#cfcfcf · ΔE 24.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9d86e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9d86e]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#c9d86e (#c9d86e) is rgb(201, 216, 110) in RGB.

No, #c9d86e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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