#c9b660

Color #c9b660

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 7.9 Nearest Tailwind class amber-200 #fee685 · ΔE 11.8

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Conversions

HEX

#c9b660

RGB

rgb(201, 182, 96)

HSL

hsl(49.1, 49.3%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(49.1, 52.2%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.5%, 52.2%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(74.01, -4.35, 45.79)

LCH

lch(74.01, 46, 95.43)

OKLCH

oklch(77.5%, 0.1092, 97.16)

HWB

hwb(49.1, 37.6%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6073c9

Analogous

#c98160

#c9b660

#a8c960

Triadic

#c9b660

#60c9b6

#b660c9

Split-complementary

#c9b660

#60a8c9

#8160c9

Tetradic

#c9b660

#73c960

#6073c9

#b660c9

Square

#c9b660

#60c981

#6073c9

#c960a8

Shades

Color #c9b660 mixed toward black.

#b9a23f

#948232

#6f6126

#4a4119

#25200d

Tints

Color #c9b660 mixed toward white.

#d2c27a

#dbce95

#e4daaf

#ede7ca

#f6f3e4

Tones

Color #c9b660 mixed toward gray.

#c0b069

#b7ab71

#afa57a

#a6a083

#9d9a8c

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

#c1c17c · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#c2c482 · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#c88e91 · ΔE 33.5

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 22.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9b660;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9b660]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Goldenrod #daa520

Frequently asked questions

#c9b660 (#c9b660) is rgb(201, 182, 96) in RGB.

No, #c9b660 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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