#c99579

Color #c99579

A moderately saturated light orange.

Closest named color Dark Salmon #e9967a · ΔE 13.89 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 14.1

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Conversions

HEX

#c99579

RGB

rgb(201, 149, 121)

HSL

hsl(21, 42.6%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(21, 39.8%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 25.9%, 39.8%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(65.98, 15.92, 22.43)

LCH

lch(65.98, 27.51, 54.63)

OKLCH

oklch(71.3%, 0.0743, 49.42)

HWB

hwb(21, 47.5%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#79adc9

Analogous

#c97985

#c99579

#c9bd79

Triadic

#c99579

#79c995

#9579c9

Split-complementary

#c99579

#79c9bd

#7985c9

Tetradic

#c99579

#adc979

#79adc9

#9579c9

Square

#c99579

#85c979

#79adc9

#bd79c9

Shades

Color #c99579 mixed toward black.

#ba7753

#995e3e

#73462e

#4c2f1f

#26170f

Tints

Color #c99579 mixed toward white.

#d2a78f

#dbb8a6

#e4cabc

#eddcd2

#f6ede9

Tones

Color #c99579 mixed toward gray.

#c29780

#bc9986

#b59b8d

#ae9d94

#a89f9a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b480 · ΔE 21.7

Deuteranopia

#b8bb82 · ΔE 23.6

Tritanopia

#c78687 · ΔE 12.6

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 18.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c99579;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c99579]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Seashell #fff5ee

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#c99579 (#c99579) is rgb(201, 149, 121) in RGB.

No, #c99579 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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