#c4b261

Color #c4b261

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 6.18 Nearest Tailwind class amber-200 #fee685 · ΔE 13

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Conversions

HEX

#c4b261

RGB

rgb(196, 178, 97)

HSL

hsl(49.1, 45.6%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(49.1, 50.5%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.2%, 50.5%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(72.52, -4.25, 43.4)

LCH

lch(72.52, 43.61, 95.59)

OKLCH

oklch(76.2%, 0.104, 97.13)

HWB

hwb(49.1, 38%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6173c4

Analogous

#c48161

#c4b261

#a5c461

Triadic

#c4b261

#61c4b2

#b261c4

Split-complementary

#c4b261

#61a5c4

#8161c4

Tetradic

#c4b261

#73c461

#6173c4

#b261c4

Square

#c4b261

#61c481

#6173c4

#c461a5

Shades

Color #c4b261 mixed toward black.

#b29e42

#8e7e35

#6b5f28

#473f1b

#24200d

Tints

Color #c4b261 mixed toward white.

#cebf7c

#d8cc96

#e2d9b0

#ebe5ca

#f5f2e5

Tones

Color #c4b261 mixed toward gray.

#bcad69

#b4a872

#aba27a

#a39d82

#9b988a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbc7b · ΔE 6.5

Deuteranopia

#bebf80 · ΔE 7.3

Tritanopia

#c38c8f · ΔE 32.5

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 22

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c4b261;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c4b261]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Goldenrod #daa520

Frequently asked questions

#c4b261 (#c4b261) is rgb(196, 178, 97) in RGB.

No, #c4b261 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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