#c9c8c7

Color #c9c8c7

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.03 Nearest Tailwind class stone-300 #d6d3d1 · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#c9c8c7

RGB

rgb(201, 200, 199)

HSL

hsl(30, 1.8%, 78.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(30, 1%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0.5%, 1%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(80.66, 0.16, 0.62)

LCH

lch(80.66, 0.64, 75.53)

OKLCH

oklch(83.3%, 0.0017, 66.37)

HWB

hwb(30, 78%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c7c8c9

Analogous

#c9c7c7

#c9c8c7

#c9c9c7

Triadic

#c9c8c7

#c7c9c8

#c8c7c9

Split-complementary

#c9c8c7

#c7c9c9

#c7c7c9

Tetradic

#c9c8c7

#c8c9c7

#c7c8c9

#c8c7c9

Square

#c9c8c7

#c7c9c7

#c7c8c9

#c9c7c9

Shades

Color #c9c8c7 mixed toward black.

#a8a7a5

#878583

#666462

#444341

#222121

Tints

Color #c9c8c7 mixed toward white.

#d2d1d0

#dbdada

#e4e3e3

#ededec

#f6f6f6

Tones

Color #c9c8c7 mixed toward gray.

#c9c8c7

#c8c8c7

#c8c8c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c9c9c7 · ΔE 0.9

Deuteranopia

#c9c9c7 · ΔE 0.9

Tritanopia

#c9c7c7 · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#c8c8c8 · ΔE 0.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9c8c7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9c8c7]

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Sandy Brown #f4a460

Bisque #ffe4c4

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Frequently asked questions

#c9c8c7 (#c9c8c7) is rgb(201, 200, 199) in RGB.

No, #c9c8c7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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