#c4a99c

Color #c4a99c

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 12.56 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#c4a99c

RGB

rgb(196, 169, 156)

HSL

hsl(19.5, 25.3%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(19.5, 20.4%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.8%, 20.4%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(71.22, 7.74, 10.33)

LCH

lch(71.22, 12.91, 53.16)

OKLCH

oklch(75.5%, 0.0366, 47.33)

HWB

hwb(19.5, 61.2%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9cb7c4

Analogous

#c49ca3

#c4a99c

#c4bd9c

Triadic

#c4a99c

#9cc4a9

#a99cc4

Split-complementary

#c4a99c

#9cc4bd

#9ca3c4

Tetradic

#c4a99c

#b7c49c

#9cb7c4

#a99cc4

Square

#c4a99c

#a3c49c

#9cb7c4

#bd9cc4

Shades

Color #c4a99c mixed toward black.

#ae8977

#936b58

#6e5042

#49352c

#251b16

Tints

Color #c4a99c mixed toward white.

#ceb7ac

#d8c6bd

#e1d4cd

#ebe2de

#f5f1ee

Tones

Color #c4a99c mixed toward gray.

#c1aa9f

#bdaba3

#baaca6

#b7aea9

#b3afad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b99f · ΔE 16

Deuteranopia

#babca0 · ΔE 17.4

Tritanopia

#c3a2a2 · ΔE 7

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 11.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c4a99c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c4a99c]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#c4a99c (#c4a99c) is rgb(196, 169, 156) in RGB.

No, #c4a99c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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