#c9ab37

Color #c9ab37

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 12.81 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#c9ab37

RGB

rgb(201, 171, 55)

HSL

hsl(47.7, 57.5%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(47.7, 72.6%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14.9%, 72.6%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(70.75, -1.28, 60.51)

LCH

lch(70.75, 60.52, 91.21)

OKLCH

oklch(74.8%, 0.1343, 94.1)

HWB

hwb(47.7, 21.6%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3755c9

Analogous

#c96237

#c9ab37

#9ec937

Triadic

#c9ab37

#37c9ab

#ab37c9

Split-complementary

#c9ab37

#379ec9

#6237c9

Tetradic

#c9ab37

#55c937

#3755c9

#ab37c9

Square

#c9ab37

#37c962

#3755c9

#c9379e

Shades

Color #c9ab37 mixed toward black.

#a88f2d

#867224

#65561b

#433912

#221d09

Tints

Color #c9ab37 mixed toward white.

#d2b958

#dbc77a

#e4d59b

#ede3bc

#f6f1de

Tones

Color #c9ab37 mixed toward gray.

#bda443

#b19d4f

#a5965c

#988e68

#8c8774

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbd64 · ΔE 10

Deuteranopia

#bec16c · ΔE 11.4

Tritanopia

#c87b7f · ΔE 38.3

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 25.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9ab37;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9ab37]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#c9ab37 (#c9ab37) is rgb(201, 171, 55) in RGB.

No, #c9ab37 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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