#c9c8c6

Color #c9c8c6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.14 Nearest Tailwind class stone-300 #d6d3d1 · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#c9c8c6

RGB

rgb(201, 200, 198)

HSL

hsl(40, 2.7%, 78.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(40, 1.5%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0.5%, 1.5%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(80.63, -0.02, 1.12)

LCH

lch(80.63, 1.12, 91.02)

OKLCH

oklch(83.3%, 0.003, 84.29)

HWB

hwb(40, 77.6%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c6c7c9

Analogous

#c9c6c6

#c9c8c6

#c8c9c6

Triadic

#c9c8c6

#c6c9c8

#c8c6c9

Split-complementary

#c9c8c6

#c6c8c9

#c6c6c9

Tetradic

#c9c8c6

#c7c9c6

#c6c7c9

#c8c6c9

Square

#c9c8c6

#c6c9c6

#c6c7c9

#c9c6c8

Shades

Color #c9c8c6 mixed toward black.

#a9a7a4

#888682

#666561

#444341

#222220

Tints

Color #c9c8c6 mixed toward white.

#d2d1cf

#dbdad9

#e4e3e2

#ededec

#f6f6f5

Tones

Color #c9c8c6 mixed toward gray.

#c9c8c6

#c8c8c6

#c8c8c7

#c8c7c7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.56:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c9c9c6 · ΔE 0.9

Deuteranopia

#c9c9c7 · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#c9c7c7 · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#c8c8c8 · ΔE 1.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9c8c6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9c8c6]

Related colors

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Frequently asked questions

#c9c8c6 (#c9c8c6) is rgb(201, 200, 198) in RGB.

No, #c9c8c6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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