#c9b9b3

Color #c9b9b3

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.03 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-300 #d8d2d0 · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#c9b9b3

RGB

rgb(201, 185, 179)

HSL

hsl(16.4, 16.9%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(16.4, 10.9%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8%, 10.9%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(76.3, 4.64, 5.09)

LCH

lch(76.3, 6.89, 47.65)

OKLCH

oklch(79.7%, 0.0201, 41.78)

HWB

hwb(16.4, 70.2%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3c3c9

Analogous

#c9b3b8

#c9b9b3

#c9c4b3

Triadic

#c9b9b3

#b3c9b9

#b9b3c9

Split-complementary

#c9b9b3

#b3c9c4

#b3b8c9

Tetradic

#c9b9b3

#c3c9b3

#b3c3c9

#b9b3c9

Square

#c9b9b3

#b8c9b3

#b3c3c9

#c4b3c9

Shades

Color #c9b9b3 mixed toward black.

#af978e

#947569

#6f584f

#4a3a35

#251d1a

Tints

Color #c9b9b3 mixed toward white.

#d2c5c0

#dbd0cc

#e4dcd9

#ede8e6

#f6f3f2

Tones

Color #c9b9b3 mixed toward gray.

#c7bab5

#c5bbb7

#c3bbb8

#c2bcba

#c0bdbc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c2c2b4 · ΔE 10.2

Deuteranopia

#c3c4b5 · ΔE 11

Tritanopia

#c8b6b6 · ΔE 3.4

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 7.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9b9b3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9b9b3]

Related colors

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Sienna #a0522d

Tomato #ff6347

Frequently asked questions

#c9b9b3 (#c9b9b3) is rgb(201, 185, 179) in RGB.

No, #c9b9b3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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