#c9bb7c

Color #c9bb7c

A moderately saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 7.61 Nearest Tailwind class amber-200 #fee685 · ΔE 11.9

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Conversions

HEX

#c9bb7c

RGB

rgb(201, 187, 124)

HSL

hsl(49.1, 41.6%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(49.1, 38.3%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7%, 38.3%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(75.71, -4.17, 33.71)

LCH

lch(75.71, 33.97, 97.05)

OKLCH

oklch(78.9%, 0.0836, 97.14)

HWB

hwb(49.1, 48.6%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7c8ac9

Analogous

#c9947c

#c9bb7c

#b0c97c

Triadic

#c9bb7c

#7cc9bb

#bb7cc9

Split-complementary

#c9bb7c

#7cb0c9

#947cc9

Tetradic

#c9bb7c

#8ac97c

#7c8ac9

#bb7cc9

Square

#c9bb7c

#7cc994

#7c8ac9

#c97cb0

Shades

Color #c9bb7c mixed toward black.

#b9a756

#99893f

#73672f

#4d4420

#262210

Tints

Color #c9bb7c mixed toward white.

#d2c692

#dbd2a8

#e4ddbd

#ede8d3

#f6f4e9

Tones

Color #c9bb7c mixed toward gray.

#c3b782

#bcb389

#b6af8f

#afab96

#a9a79c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c3c38f · ΔE 5.3

Deuteranopia

#c4c593 · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#c89b9e · ΔE 29

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 19.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9bb7c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9bb7c]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Goldenrod #daa520

Frequently asked questions

#c9bb7c (#c9bb7c) is rgb(201, 187, 124) in RGB.

No, #c9bb7c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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