#c9c19b

Color #c9c19b

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 9.78 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 9.8

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Conversions

HEX

#c9c19b

RGB

rgb(201, 193, 155)

HSL

hsl(49.6, 29.9%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(49.6, 22.9%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4%, 22.9%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(77.83, -3.32, 20.19)

LCH

lch(77.83, 20.46, 99.34)

OKLCH

oklch(80.8%, 0.0519, 97.52)

HWB

hwb(49.6, 60.8%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ba3c9

Analogous

#c9aa9b

#c9c19b

#bac99b

Triadic

#c9c19b

#9bc9c1

#c19bc9

Split-complementary

#c9c19b

#9bbac9

#aa9bc9

Tetradic

#c9c19b

#a3c99b

#9ba3c9

#c19bc9

Square

#c9c19b

#9bc9aa

#9ba3c9

#c99bba

Shades

Color #c9c19b mixed toward black.

#b4a974

#9a8e53

#746a3e

#4d472a

#272315

Tints

Color #c9c19b mixed toward white.

#d2cbac

#dbd6bc

#e4e0cd

#edeade

#f6f5ee

Tones

Color #c9c19b mixed toward gray.

#c5bf9f

#c1bca3

#bebaa6

#bab7aa

#b6b4ae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c6c6a5 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#c6c7a8 · ΔE 4.2

Tritanopia

#c9adae · ΔE 21.8

Achromatopsia

#c0c0c0 · ΔE 14.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9c19b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9c19b]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#c9c19b (#c9c19b) is rgb(201, 193, 155) in RGB.

No, #c9c19b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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