#c9c5bf

Color #c9c5bf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.03 Nearest Tailwind class stone-300 #d6d3d1 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#c9c5bf

RGB

rgb(201, 197, 191)

HSL

hsl(36, 8.5%, 76.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(36, 5%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2%, 5%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(79.68, 0.32, 3.5)

LCH

lch(79.68, 3.51, 84.78)

OKLCH

oklch(82.5%, 0.0094, 78.33)

HWB

hwb(36, 74.9%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfc3c9

Analogous

#c9c0bf

#c9c5bf

#c8c9bf

Triadic

#c9c5bf

#bfc9c5

#c5bfc9

Split-complementary

#c9c5bf

#bfc8c9

#c0bfc9

Tetradic

#c9c5bf

#c3c9bf

#bfc3c9

#c5bfc9

Square

#c9c5bf

#bfc9c0

#bfc3c9

#c9bfc8

Shades

Color #c9c5bf mixed toward black.

#aba59c

#8d8578

#6a645a

#47423c

#23211e

Tints

Color #c9c5bf mixed toward white.

#d2cfca

#dbd8d4

#e4e2df

#edecea

#f6f5f4

Tones

Color #c9c5bf mixed toward gray.

#c8c5c0

#c7c5c1

#c7c5c2

#c6c4c2

#c5c4c3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c7c7c0 · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#c8c8c1 · ΔE 2.3

Tritanopia

#c9c2c2 · ΔE 4

Achromatopsia

#c5c5c5 · ΔE 3.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9c5bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9c5bf]

Related colors

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Navajo White #ffdead

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Frequently asked questions

#c9c5bf (#c9c5bf) is rgb(201, 197, 191) in RGB.

No, #c9c5bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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