#ce9d42

Color #ce9d42

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Dark Goldenrod #b8860b · ΔE 12.97 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#ce9d42

RGB

rgb(206, 157, 66)

HSL

hsl(39, 58.8%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(39, 68%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 23.8%, 68%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(67.75, 8.95, 53)

LCH

lch(67.75, 53.75, 80.42)

OKLCH

oklch(72.5%, 0.1217, 80.07)

HWB

hwb(39, 25.9%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4273ce

Analogous

#ce5742

#ce9d42

#b9ce42

Triadic

#ce9d42

#42ce9d

#9d42ce

Split-complementary

#ce9d42

#42b9ce

#5742ce

Tetradic

#ce9d42

#73ce42

#4273ce

#9d42ce

Square

#ce9d42

#42ce57

#4273ce

#ce42b9

Shades

Color #ce9d42 mixed toward black.

#b4852f

#906b25

#6c501c

#483513

#241b09

Tints

Color #ce9d42 mixed toward white.

#d6ad61

#debe81

#e6cea0

#efdec0

#f7efdf

Tones

Color #ce9d42 mixed toward gray.

#c2994e

#b79659

#ab9265

#9f8f71

#948b7c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbba62 · ΔE 15.4

Deuteranopia

#bec168 · ΔE 17.1

Tritanopia

#cc7578 · ΔE 31.9

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 24.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ce9d42;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ce9d42]

Related colors

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Wheat #f5deb3

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Floral White #fffaf0

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Frequently asked questions

#ce9d42 (#ce9d42) is rgb(206, 157, 66) in RGB.

No, #ce9d42 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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