#c9bc87

Color #c9bc87

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 9.42 Nearest Tailwind class orange-200 #ffd6a7 · ΔE 12.5

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Conversions

HEX

#c9bc87

RGB

rgb(201, 188, 135)

HSL

hsl(48.2, 37.9%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48.2, 32.8%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.5%, 32.8%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(76.15, -3.38, 28.53)

LCH

lch(76.15, 28.73, 96.76)

OKLCH

oklch(79.3%, 0.0716, 96.01)

HWB

hwb(48.2, 52.9%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8794c9

Analogous

#c99b87

#c9bc87

#b5c987

Triadic

#c9bc87

#87c9bc

#bc87c9

Split-complementary

#c9bc87

#87b5c9

#9b87c9

Tetradic

#c9bc87

#94c987

#8794c9

#bc87c9

Square

#c9bc87

#87c99b

#8794c9

#c987b5

Shades

Color #c9bc87 mixed toward black.

#b8a660

#9a8a46

#746734

#4d4523

#272211

Tints

Color #c9bc87 mixed toward white.

#d2c79b

#dbd2af

#e4dec3

#ede9d7

#f6f4eb

Tones

Color #c9bc87 mixed toward gray.

#c4b98d

#beb592

#b9b298

#b3af9d

#aeaba3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c4c396 · ΔE 4.7

Deuteranopia

#c4c599 · ΔE 5.5

Tritanopia

#c8a1a3 · ΔE 26.4

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 17.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9bc87;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9bc87]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#c9bc87 (#c9bc87) is rgb(201, 188, 135) in RGB.

No, #c9bc87 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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