#c9c9b9

Color #c9c9b9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.95 Nearest Tailwind class olive-300 #d8d8d0 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#c9c9b9

RGB

rgb(201, 201, 185)

HSL

hsl(60, 12.9%, 75.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 8%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 8%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(80.57, -2.82, 8)

LCH

lch(80.57, 8.48, 109.42)

OKLCH

oklch(83.2%, 0.0218, 106.77)

HWB

hwb(60, 72.5%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9b9c9

Analogous

#c9c1b9

#c9c9b9

#c1c9b9

Triadic

#c9c9b9

#b9c9c9

#c9b9c9

Split-complementary

#c9c9b9

#b9c1c9

#c1b9c9

Tetradic

#c9c9b9

#b9c9b9

#b9b9c9

#c9b9c9

Square

#c9c9b9

#b9c9c1

#b9b9c9

#c9b9c1

Shades

Color #c9c9b9 mixed toward black.

#adad95

#919170

#6d6d54

#494938

#24241c

Tints

Color #c9c9b9 mixed toward white.

#d2d2c5

#dbdbd0

#e4e4dc

#edede8

#f6f6f3

Tones

Color #c9c9b9 mixed toward gray.

#c8c8ba

#c6c6bc

#c5c5bd

#c4c4be

#c2c2c0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c9c9bd · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#c9c9be · ΔE 2.1

Tritanopia

#c9c0c1 · ΔE 11

Achromatopsia

#c8c8c8 · ΔE 7.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9c9b9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9c9b9]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#c9c9b9 (#c9c9b9) is rgb(201, 201, 185) in RGB.

No, #c9c9b9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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