#c4ac9d

Color #c4ac9d

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 12.87 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#c4ac9d

RGB

rgb(196, 172, 157)

HSL

hsl(23.1, 24.8%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(23.1, 19.9%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.2%, 19.9%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(72.01, 6.26, 10.9)

LCH

lch(72.01, 12.57, 60.13)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.0351, 54.04)

HWB

hwb(23.1, 61.6%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9db5c4

Analogous

#c49da1

#c4ac9d

#c4bf9d

Triadic

#c4ac9d

#9dc4ac

#ac9dc4

Split-complementary

#c4ac9d

#9dc4bf

#9da1c4

Tetradic

#c4ac9d

#b5c49d

#9db5c4

#ac9dc4

Square

#c4ac9d

#a1c49d

#9db5c4

#bf9dc4

Shades

Color #c4ac9d mixed toward black.

#ae8d78

#936f58

#6e5342

#49372c

#251c16

Tints

Color #c4ac9d mixed toward white.

#cebaad

#d8c8be

#e1d5ce

#ebe3de

#f5f1ef

Tones

Color #c4ac9d mixed toward gray.

#c1ada0

#bdada3

#baaea7

#b7afaa

#b4b0ad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babaa1 · ΔE 13.9

Deuteranopia

#bbbda2 · ΔE 15.3

Tritanopia

#c3a4a4 · ΔE 8.4

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 10.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c4ac9d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c4ac9d]

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Sienna #a0522d

Sandy Brown #f4a460

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Frequently asked questions

#c4ac9d (#c4ac9d) is rgb(196, 172, 157) in RGB.

No, #c4ac9d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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