#c9ae96

Color #c9ae96

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 8.83 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 10.1

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Conversions

HEX

#c9ae96

RGB

rgb(201, 174, 150)

HSL

hsl(28.2, 32.1%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(28.2, 25.4%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.4%, 25.4%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(72.82, 6.06, 15.93)

LCH

lch(72.82, 17.04, 69.17)

OKLCH

oklch(76.8%, 0.0456, 63.72)

HWB

hwb(28.2, 58.8%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96b1c9

Analogous

#c99697

#c9ae96

#c9c796

Triadic

#c9ae96

#96c9ae

#ae96c9

Split-complementary

#c9ae96

#96c9c7

#9697c9

Tetradic

#c9ae96

#b1c996

#96b1c9

#ae96c9

Square

#c9ae96

#97c996

#96b1c9

#c796c9

Shades

Color #c9ae96 mixed toward black.

#b5906f

#9b734f

#74563c

#4d3928

#271d14

Tints

Color #c9ae96 mixed toward white.

#d2bba7

#dbc9b9

#e4d6ca

#ede4dc

#f6f1ed

Tones

Color #c9ae96 mixed toward gray.

#c5ae9a

#c0ae9e

#bcafa3

#b8afa7

#b4afab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bebe9c · ΔE 14

Deuteranopia

#bfc19e · ΔE 15

Tritanopia

#c8a1a2 · ΔE 13.4

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 13

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9ae96;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9ae96]

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Frequently asked questions

#c9ae96 (#c9ae96) is rgb(201, 174, 150) in RGB.

No, #c9ae96 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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