#c9a17d

Color #c9a17d

A moderately saturated light orange.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 7.66 Nearest Tailwind class orange-300 #ffb86a · ΔE 12.4

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Conversions

HEX

#c9a17d

RGB

rgb(201, 161, 125)

HSL

hsl(28.4, 41.3%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(28.4, 37.8%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 19.9%, 37.8%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(69.03, 9.84, 24.36)

LCH

lch(69.03, 26.27, 68)

OKLCH

oklch(73.7%, 0.0683, 63.47)

HWB

hwb(28.4, 49%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7da5c9

Analogous

#c97d7f

#c9a17d

#c9c77d

Triadic

#c9a17d

#7dc9a1

#a17dc9

Split-complementary

#c9a17d

#7dc9c7

#7d7fc9

Tetradic

#c9a17d

#a5c97d

#7da5c9

#a17dc9

Square

#c9a17d

#7fc97d

#7da5c9

#c77dc9

Shades

Color #c9a17d mixed toward black.

#b98557

#996a40

#735030

#4d3520

#261b10

Tints

Color #c9a17d mixed toward white.

#d2b193

#dbc0a8

#e4d0be

#ede0d4

#f6efe9

Tones

Color #c9a17d mixed toward gray.

#c3a183

#bca28a

#b6a290

#b0a296

#a9a39d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b987 · ΔE 16.5

Deuteranopia

#bbbe89 · ΔE 17.8

Tritanopia

#c78e90 · ΔE 17.4

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 17.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9a17d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9a17d]

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Frequently asked questions

#c9a17d (#c9a17d) is rgb(201, 161, 125) in RGB.

No, #c9a17d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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