#c8bc9e

Color #c8bc9e

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 9.67 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#c8bc9e

RGB

rgb(200, 188, 158)

HSL

hsl(42.9, 27.6%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(42.9, 21%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6%, 21%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(76.51, -0.63, 16.73)

LCH

lch(76.51, 16.74, 92.16)

OKLCH

oklch(79.7%, 0.043, 88.8)

HWB

hwb(42.9, 62%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9eaac8

Analogous

#c8a79e

#c8bc9e

#bfc89e

Triadic

#c8bc9e

#9ec8bc

#bc9ec8

Split-complementary

#c8bc9e

#9ebfc8

#a79ec8

Tetradic

#c8bc9e

#aac89e

#9eaac8

#bc9ec8

Square

#c8bc9e

#9ec8a7

#9eaac8

#c89ebf

Shades

Color #c8bc9e mixed toward black.

#b2a278

#988656

#726441

#4c432b

#262116

Tints

Color #c8bc9e mixed toward white.

#d1c7ae

#dad2be

#e3decf

#ede9df

#f6f4ef

Tones

Color #c8bc9e mixed toward gray.

#c4bba2

#c1b9a5

#bdb8a9

#bab6ac

#b7b5b0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c3c3a6 · ΔE 5.5

Deuteranopia

#c4c5a8 · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#c7acad · ΔE 17.9

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 12.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c8bc9e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c8bc9e]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#c8bc9e (#c8bc9e) is rgb(200, 188, 158) in RGB.

No, #c8bc9e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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