#c9c2a0

Color #c9c2a0

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 10.85 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#c9c2a0

RGB

rgb(201, 194, 160)

HSL

hsl(49.8, 27.5%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(49.8, 20.4%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.5%, 20.4%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(78.19, -3.12, 18.02)

LCH

lch(78.19, 18.29, 99.82)

OKLCH

oklch(81.1%, 0.0466, 97.64)

HWB

hwb(49.8, 62.7%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a0a7c9

Analogous

#c9aea0

#c9c2a0

#bcc9a0

Triadic

#c9c2a0

#a0c9c2

#c2a0c9

Split-complementary

#c9c2a0

#a0bcc9

#aea0c9

Tetradic

#c9c2a0

#a7c9a0

#a0a7c9

#c2a0c9

Square

#c9c2a0

#a0c9ae

#a0a7c9

#c9a0bc

Shades

Color #c9c2a0 mixed toward black.

#b3a97a

#998e57

#736b41

#4d472c

#262416

Tints

Color #c9c2a0 mixed toward white.

#d2ccb0

#dbd6c0

#e4e1d0

#edebdf

#f6f5ef

Tones

Color #c9c2a0 mixed toward gray.

#c6c0a3

#c2bea7

#bfbbaa

#bbb9ae

#b8b7b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c6c6a9 · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#c6c7ab · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#c9b0b1 · ΔE 20.2

Achromatopsia

#c1c1c1 · ΔE 13.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9c2a0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9c2a0]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#c9c2a0 (#c9c2a0) is rgb(201, 194, 160) in RGB.

No, #c9c2a0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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