#c9985c

Color #c9985c

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Burlywood #deb887 · ΔE 14.33 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#c9985c

RGB

rgb(201, 152, 92)

HSL

hsl(33, 50.2%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(33, 54.2%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 24.4%, 54.2%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(66.25, 11.37, 38.42)

LCH

lch(66.25, 40.07, 73.51)

OKLCH

oklch(71.3%, 0.0971, 70.82)

HWB

hwb(33, 36.1%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5c8dc9

Analogous

#c9625c

#c9985c

#c4c95c

Triadic

#c9985c

#5cc998

#985cc9

Split-complementary

#c9985c

#5cc4c9

#625cc9

Tetradic

#c9985c

#8dc95c

#5c8dc9

#985cc9

Square

#c9985c

#5cc962

#5c8dc9

#c95cc4

Shades

Color #c9985c mixed toward black.

#b8803d

#936731

#6e4d25

#493318

#251a0c

Tints

Color #c9985c mixed toward white.

#d2a977

#dbba92

#e4ccae

#edddc9

#f6eee4

Tones

Color #c9985c mixed toward gray.

#c09765

#b7966e

#ae9577

#a59480

#9c948a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b56e · ΔE 16.8

Deuteranopia

#b9bc72 · ΔE 18.5

Tritanopia

#c77b7d · ΔE 24.2

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 21.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9985c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9985c]

Related colors

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Bisque #ffe4c4

Burlywood #deb887

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Navajo White #ffdead

Frequently asked questions

#c9985c (#c9985c) is rgb(201, 152, 92) in RGB.

No, #c9985c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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