#c6ac53

Color #c6ac53

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 12.01 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 11.1

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Conversions

HEX

#c6ac53

RGB

rgb(198, 172, 83)

HSL

hsl(46.4, 50.2%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(46.4, 58.1%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.1%, 58.1%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(70.97, -1.4, 48.45)

LCH

lch(70.97, 48.47, 91.66)

OKLCH

oklch(74.9%, 0.113, 93.25)

HWB

hwb(46.4, 32.5%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#536dc6

Analogous

#c67253

#c6ac53

#a7c653

Triadic

#c6ac53

#53c6ac

#ac53c6

Split-complementary

#c6ac53

#53a7c6

#7253c6

Tetradic

#c6ac53

#6dc653

#536dc6

#ac53c6

Square

#c6ac53

#53c672

#536dc6

#c653a7

Shades

Color #c6ac53 mixed toward black.

#b0953a

#8d772f

#6a5a23

#463c17

#231e0c

Tints

Color #c6ac53 mixed toward white.

#cfba70

#d9c88c

#e2d5a9

#ece3c6

#f5f1e2

Tones

Color #c6ac53 mixed toward gray.

#bca75d

#b3a166

#a99c70

#a09779

#969283

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbb71 · ΔE 8.7

Deuteranopia

#bdbf77 · ΔE 9.7

Tritanopia

#c58387 · ΔE 34.1

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 23.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c6ac53;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c6ac53]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Gold #ffd700

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#c6ac53 (#c6ac53) is rgb(198, 172, 83) in RGB.

No, #c6ac53 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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