#c98a00

Color #c98a00

A vivid, highly saturated dark orange.

Closest named color Dark Goldenrod #b8860b · ΔE 7.65 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#c98a00

RGB

rgb(201, 138, 0)

HSL

hsl(41.2, 100%, 39.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(41.2, 100%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 31.3%, 100%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(62.17, 15.13, 67.42)

LCH

lch(62.17, 69.1, 77.35)

OKLCH

oklch(67.9%, 0.1424, 76.48)

HWB

hwb(41.2, 0%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#003fc9

Analogous

#c92600

#c98a00

#a3c900

Triadic

#c98a00

#00c98a

#8a00c9

Split-complementary

#c98a00

#00a3c9

#2600c9

Tetradic

#c98a00

#3fc900

#003fc9

#8a00c9

Square

#c98a00

#00c926

#003fc9

#c900a3

Shades

Color #c98a00 mixed toward black.

#a77300

#865c00

#644500

#432e00

#211700

Tints

Color #c98a00 mixed toward white.

#fcad00

#ffbe31

#ffcf64

#ffdf98

#ffefcb

Tones

Color #c98a00 mixed toward gray.

#b88411

#a77d21

#977732

#867143

#756b54

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b146 · ΔE 19.9

Deuteranopia

#b5b94e · ΔE 21.7

Tritanopia

#c65d61 · ΔE 34.7

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 27.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c98a00;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c98a00]

Related colors

Floral White #fffaf0

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#c98a00 (#c98a00) is rgb(201, 138, 0) in RGB.

No, #c98a00 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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