#c9cdaf

Color #c9cdaf

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Wheat #f5deb3 · ΔE 14.79 Nearest Tailwind class olive-300 #d8d8d0 · ΔE 9.3

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Conversions

HEX

#c9cdaf

RGB

rgb(201, 205, 175)

HSL

hsl(68, 23.1%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(68, 14.6%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(2%, 0%, 14.6%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(81.39, -6.54, 14.5)

LCH

lch(81.39, 15.91, 114.28)

OKLCH

oklch(83.7%, 0.0408, 113.42)

HWB

hwb(68, 68.6%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3afcd

Analogous

#cdc2af

#c9cdaf

#bacdaf

Triadic

#c9cdaf

#afc9cd

#cdafc9

Split-complementary

#c9cdaf

#afbacd

#c2afcd

Tetradic

#c9cdaf

#afcdb3

#b3afcd

#cdafc9

Square

#c9cdaf

#afcdc2

#b3afcd

#cdafba

Shades

Color #c9cdaf mixed toward black.

#afb588

#949c61

#6f7549

#4a4e31

#252718

Tints

Color #c9cdaf mixed toward white.

#d2d5bc

#dbdeca

#e4e6d7

#edeee4

#f6f7f2

Tones

Color #c9cdaf mixed toward gray.

#c7cab1

#c5c8b4

#c3c5b6

#c2c3b9

#c0c0bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cbcbb7 · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#cbcab9 · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#c9bdbe · ΔE 17.9

Achromatopsia

#cacaca · ΔE 12.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9cdaf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9cdaf]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#c9cdaf (#c9cdaf) is rgb(201, 205, 175) in RGB.

No, #c9cdaf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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