#c9b2a6

Color #c9b2a6

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 11.65 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#c9b2a6

RGB

rgb(201, 178, 166)

HSL

hsl(20.6, 24.5%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(20.6, 17.4%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.4%, 17.4%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(74.2, 6.3, 9.15)

LCH

lch(74.2, 11.11, 55.45)

OKLCH

oklch(78%, 0.0315, 49.38)

HWB

hwb(20.6, 65.1%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6bdc9

Analogous

#c9a6ac

#c9b2a6

#c9c4a6

Triadic

#c9b2a6

#a6c9b2

#b2a6c9

Split-complementary

#c9b2a6

#a6c9c4

#a6acc9

Tetradic

#c9b2a6

#bdc9a6

#a6bdc9

#b2a6c9

Square

#c9b2a6

#acc9a6

#a6bdc9

#c4a6c9

Shades

Color #c9b2a6 mixed toward black.

#b29180

#98715c

#725545

#4c392e

#261c17

Tints

Color #c9b2a6 mixed toward white.

#d2bfb5

#dbccc4

#e4d9d3

#ede5e1

#f6f2f0

Tones

Color #c9b2a6 mixed toward gray.

#c6b3a9

#c3b4ac

#c0b5af

#bdb6b2

#bbb7b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfbfa9 · ΔE 13.6

Deuteranopia

#c1c2aa · ΔE 14.6

Tritanopia

#c8abac · ΔE 7.2

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 10.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9b2a6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9b2a6]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#c9b2a6 (#c9b2a6) is rgb(201, 178, 166) in RGB.

No, #c9b2a6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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