#c9b65e

Color #c9b65e

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 8.61 Nearest Tailwind class amber-200 #fee685 · ΔE 11.8

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Conversions

HEX

#c9b65e

RGB

rgb(201, 182, 94)

HSL

hsl(49.3, 49.8%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(49.3, 53.2%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.5%, 53.2%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(73.99, -4.52, 46.74)

LCH

lch(73.99, 46.96, 95.52)

OKLCH

oklch(77.4%, 0.1111, 97.39)

HWB

hwb(49.3, 36.9%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5e71c9

Analogous

#c9805e

#c9b65e

#a7c95e

Triadic

#c9b65e

#5ec9b6

#b65ec9

Split-complementary

#c9b65e

#5ea7c9

#805ec9

Tetradic

#c9b65e

#71c95e

#5e71c9

#b65ec9

Square

#c9b65e

#5ec980

#5e71c9

#c95ea7

Shades

Color #c9b65e mixed toward black.

#b8a23e

#938231

#6e6125

#4a4119

#25200c

Tints

Color #c9b65e mixed toward white.

#d2c279

#dbce94

#e4daae

#ede7c9

#f6f3e4

Tones

Color #c9b65e mixed toward gray.

#c0b067

#b7aa70

#aea579

#a59f82

#9c998a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c1c17b · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#c2c481 · ΔE 7.9

Tritanopia

#c88d90 · ΔE 33.9

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 22.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9b65e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9b65e]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#c9b65e (#c9b65e) is rgb(201, 182, 94) in RGB.

No, #c9b65e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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