#c9ab5d

Color #c9ab5d

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 11.2 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 11.1

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Conversions

HEX

#c9ab5d

RGB

rgb(201, 171, 93)

HSL

hsl(43.3, 50%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(43.3, 53.7%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14.9%, 53.7%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(71.1, 1.21, 43.79)

LCH

lch(71.1, 43.81, 88.42)

OKLCH

oklch(75.1%, 0.1037, 88.78)

HWB

hwb(43.3, 36.5%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5d7bc9

Analogous

#c9755d

#c9ab5d

#b1c95d

Triadic

#c9ab5d

#5dc9ab

#ab5dc9

Split-complementary

#c9ab5d

#5db1c9

#755dc9

Tetradic

#c9ab5d

#7bc95d

#5d7bc9

#ab5dc9

Square

#c9ab5d

#5dc975

#5d7bc9

#c95db1

Shades

Color #c9ab5d mixed toward black.

#b8963d

#937831

#6e5a25

#493c18

#251e0c

Tints

Color #c9ab5d mixed toward white.

#d2b978

#dbc793

#e4d5ae

#ede3c9

#f6f1e4

Tones

Color #c9ab5d mixed toward gray.

#c0a766

#b7a36f

#ae9f78

#a59b81

#9c978a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbd76 · ΔE 9.8

Deuteranopia

#bec17b · ΔE 11

Tritanopia

#c88689 · ΔE 31.1

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 22.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9ab5d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9ab5d]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#c9ab5d (#c9ab5d) is rgb(201, 171, 93) in RGB.

No, #c9ab5d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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