#c3a996

Color #c3a996

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 11.92 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#c3a996

RGB

rgb(195, 169, 150)

HSL

hsl(25.3, 27.3%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(25.3, 23.1%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.3%, 23.1%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(71, 6.46, 13.29)

LCH

lch(71, 14.78, 64.08)

OKLCH

oklch(75.2%, 0.0405, 58.23)

HWB

hwb(25.3, 58.8%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96b0c3

Analogous

#c39699

#c3a996

#c3bf96

Triadic

#c3a996

#96c3a9

#a996c3

Split-complementary

#c3a996

#96c3bf

#9699c3

Tetradic

#c3a996

#b0c396

#96b0c3

#a996c3

Square

#c3a996

#99c396

#96b0c3

#bf96c3

Shades

Color #c3a996 mixed toward black.

#ae8b71

#926e54

#6e533f

#49372a

#251c15

Tints

Color #c3a996 mixed toward white.

#cdb7a7

#d7c6b9

#e1d4ca

#ebe2dc

#f5f1ed

Tones

Color #c3a996 mixed toward gray.

#bfa99a

#bbaa9d

#b8aba1

#b4aba5

#b0aca9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b89b · ΔE 14.4

Deuteranopia

#babc9c · ΔE 15.8

Tritanopia

#c29f9f · ΔE 10.4

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 12

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c3a996;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c3a996]

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Frequently asked questions

#c3a996 (#c3a996) is rgb(195, 169, 150) in RGB.

No, #c3a996 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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