#c9a75e

Color #c9a75e

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 12.96 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 11.2

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Conversions

HEX

#c9a75e

RGB

rgb(201, 167, 94)

HSL

hsl(40.9, 49.8%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(40.9, 53.2%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16.9%, 53.2%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(70.08, 3.43, 42.06)

LCH

lch(70.08, 42.2, 85.34)

OKLCH

oklch(74.3%, 0.1003, 84.97)

HWB

hwb(40.9, 36.9%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5e80c9

Analogous

#c9715e

#c9a75e

#b6c95e

Triadic

#c9a75e

#5ec9a7

#a75ec9

Split-complementary

#c9a75e

#5eb6c9

#715ec9

Tetradic

#c9a75e

#80c95e

#5e80c9

#a75ec9

Square

#c9a75e

#5ec971

#5e80c9

#c95eb6

Shades

Color #c9a75e mixed toward black.

#b8913e

#937431

#6e5725

#4a3a19

#251d0c

Tints

Color #c9a75e mixed toward white.

#d2b679

#dbc494

#e4d3ae

#ede2c9

#f6f0e4

Tones

Color #c9a75e mixed toward gray.

#c0a467

#b7a070

#ae9d79

#a59a82

#9c978a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbb75 · ΔE 11.2

Deuteranopia

#bdc07a · ΔE 12.4

Tritanopia

#c78487 · ΔE 29.5

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 21.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9a75e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9a75e]

Related colors

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#c9a75e (#c9a75e) is rgb(201, 167, 94) in RGB.

No, #c9a75e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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