#c9b396

Color #c9b396

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 6.97 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 10.6

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Conversions

HEX

#c9b396

RGB

rgb(201, 179, 150)

HSL

hsl(34.1, 32.1%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(34.1, 25.4%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.9%, 25.4%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(74.1, 3.38, 17.71)

LCH

lch(74.1, 18.03, 79.19)

OKLCH

oklch(77.8%, 0.047, 74.57)

HWB

hwb(34.1, 58.8%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96acc9

Analogous

#c99996

#c9b396

#c5c996

Triadic

#c9b396

#96c9b3

#b396c9

Split-complementary

#c9b396

#96c5c9

#9996c9

Tetradic

#c9b396

#acc996

#96acc9

#b396c9

Square

#c9b396

#96c999

#96acc9

#c996c5

Shades

Color #c9b396 mixed toward black.

#b5976f

#9b7a4f

#745c3c

#4d3d28

#271f14

Tints

Color #c9b396 mixed toward white.

#d2c0a7

#dbccb9

#e4d9ca

#ede6dc

#f6f2ed

Tones

Color #c9b396 mixed toward gray.

#c5b29a

#c0b29e

#bcb1a3

#b8b1a7

#b4b0ab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c0c09e · ΔE 10.6

Deuteranopia

#c1c39f · ΔE 11.6

Tritanopia

#c8a3a5 · ΔE 16.9

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 13

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9b396;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9b396]

Related colors

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Burlywood #deb887

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Bisque #ffe4c4

Navajo White #ffdead

Frequently asked questions

#c9b396 (#c9b396) is rgb(201, 179, 150) in RGB.

No, #c9b396 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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