#c9c2bc

Color #c9c2bc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.27 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-300 #d8d2d0 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#c9c2bc

RGB

rgb(201, 194, 188)

HSL

hsl(27.7, 10.7%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(27.7, 6.5%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.5%, 6.5%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(78.83, 1.38, 3.88)

LCH

lch(78.83, 4.12, 70.42)

OKLCH

oklch(81.8%, 0.0114, 63.43)

HWB

hwb(27.7, 73.7%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcc3c9

Analogous

#c9bcbd

#c9c2bc

#c9c9bc

Triadic

#c9c2bc

#bcc9c2

#c2bcc9

Split-complementary

#c9c2bc

#bcc9c9

#bcbdc9

Tetradic

#c9c2bc

#c3c9bc

#bcc3c9

#c2bcc9

Square

#c9c2bc

#bdc9bc

#bcc3c9

#c9bcc9

Shades

Color #c9c2bc mixed toward black.

#aca198

#8f8174

#6c6057

#48403a

#24201d

Tints

Color #c9c2bc mixed toward white.

#d2ccc7

#dbd6d2

#e4e1de

#edebe9

#f6f5f4

Tones

Color #c9c2bc mixed toward gray.

#c8c2bd

#c7c2be

#c6c2bf

#c5c2c0

#c4c2c1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c6c6bd · ΔE 4.4

Deuteranopia

#c6c7be · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#c9bfbf · ΔE 3.9

Achromatopsia

#c3c3c3 · ΔE 4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9c2bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9c2bc]

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Frequently asked questions

#c9c2bc (#c9c2bc) is rgb(201, 194, 188) in RGB.

No, #c9c2bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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