#c9b49b

Color #c9b49b

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 9.05 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 10.3

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Conversions

HEX

#c9b49b

RGB

rgb(201, 180, 155)

HSL

hsl(32.6, 29.9%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(32.6, 22.9%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.4%, 22.9%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(74.46, 3.56, 15.51)

LCH

lch(74.46, 15.91, 77.07)

OKLCH

oklch(78.1%, 0.042, 71.95)

HWB

hwb(32.6, 60.8%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9bb0c9

Analogous

#c99d9b

#c9b49b

#c7c99b

Triadic

#c9b49b

#9bc9b4

#b49bc9

Split-complementary

#c9b49b

#9bc7c9

#9d9bc9

Tetradic

#c9b49b

#b0c99b

#9bb0c9

#b49bc9

Square

#c9b49b

#9bc99d

#9bb0c9

#c99bc7

Shades

Color #c9b49b mixed toward black.

#b49774

#9a7a53

#745b3e

#4d3d2a

#271e15

Tints

Color #c9b49b mixed toward white.

#d2c0ac

#dbcdbc

#e4d9cd

#ede6de

#f6f2ee

Tones

Color #c9b49b mixed toward gray.

#c5b49f

#c1b3a3

#beb3a6

#bab3aa

#b6b2ae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c0c0a2 · ΔE 10.6

Deuteranopia

#c1c3a3 · ΔE 11.7

Tritanopia

#c8a6a7 · ΔE 14.7

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 12

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9b49b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9b49b]

Related colors

Bisque #ffe4c4

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Burlywood #deb887

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Linen #faf0e6

Frequently asked questions

#c9b49b (#c9b49b) is rgb(201, 180, 155) in RGB.

No, #c9b49b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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