#c9c8c5

Color #c9c8c5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.33 Nearest Tailwind class stone-300 #d6d3d1 · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#c9c8c5

RGB

rgb(201, 200, 197)

HSL

hsl(45, 3.6%, 78%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(45, 2%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0.5%, 2%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(80.6, -0.2, 1.62)

LCH

lch(80.6, 1.63, 97.04)

OKLCH

oklch(83.3%, 0.0043, 91.33)

HWB

hwb(45, 77.3%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5c6c9

Analogous

#c9c6c5

#c9c8c5

#c8c9c5

Triadic

#c9c8c5

#c5c9c8

#c8c5c9

Split-complementary

#c9c8c5

#c5c8c9

#c6c5c9

Tetradic

#c9c8c5

#c6c9c5

#c5c6c9

#c8c5c9

Square

#c9c8c5

#c5c9c6

#c5c6c9

#c9c5c8

Shades

Color #c9c8c5 mixed toward black.

#a9a7a3

#898780

#676560

#454340

#222220

Tints

Color #c9c8c5 mixed toward white.

#d2d1cf

#dbdad8

#e4e3e2

#ededec

#f6f6f5

Tones

Color #c9c8c5 mixed toward gray.

#c9c8c5

#c8c8c6

#c8c7c6

#c7c7c7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c9c9c6 · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#c9c9c6 · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#c9c6c6 · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#c8c8c8 · ΔE 1.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9c8c5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9c8c5]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Floral White #fffaf0

Gold #ffd700

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#c9c8c5 (#c9c8c5) is rgb(201, 200, 197) in RGB.

No, #c9c8c5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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