#c9b873

Color #c9b873

A moderately saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 5.8 Nearest Tailwind class amber-200 #fee685 · ΔE 11.9

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Conversions

HEX

#c9b873

RGB

rgb(201, 184, 115)

HSL

hsl(48.1, 44.3%, 62%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48.1, 42.8%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.5%, 42.8%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(74.79, -3.58, 37.18)

LCH

lch(74.79, 37.35, 95.5)

OKLCH

oklch(78.1%, 0.091, 95.93)

HWB

hwb(48.1, 45.1%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7384c9

Analogous

#c98d73

#c9b873

#afc973

Triadic

#c9b873

#73c9b8

#b873c9

Split-complementary

#c9b873

#73afc9

#8d73c9

Tetradic

#c9b873

#84c973

#7384c9

#b873c9

Square

#c9b873

#73c98d

#7384c9

#c973af

Shades

Color #c9b873 mixed toward black.

#baa54d

#98863b

#72642c

#4c431d

#26210f

Tints

Color #c9b873 mixed toward white.

#d2c48a

#dbd0a2

#e4dbb9

#ede7d0

#f6f3e8

Tones

Color #c9b873 mixed toward gray.

#c2b47a

#bbaf81

#b4ab89

#aca790

#a5a297

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c2c288 · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#c3c48c · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#c89699 · ΔE 30

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 20.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9b873;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9b873]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#c9b873 (#c9b873) is rgb(201, 184, 115) in RGB.

No, #c9b873 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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