#cec9b4

Color #cec9b4

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 11.7 Nearest Tailwind class olive-300 #d8d8d0 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#cec9b4

RGB

rgb(206, 201, 180)

HSL

hsl(48.5, 21%, 75.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48.5, 12.6%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.4%, 12.6%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(80.84, -1.85, 11.12)

LCH

lch(80.84, 11.27, 99.45)

OKLCH

oklch(83.4%, 0.0291, 95.93)

HWB

hwb(48.5, 70.6%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4b9ce

Analogous

#cebcb4

#cec9b4

#c6ceb4

Triadic

#cec9b4

#b4cec9

#c9b4ce

Split-complementary

#cec9b4

#b4c6ce

#bcb4ce

Tetradic

#cec9b4

#b9ceb4

#b4b9ce

#c9b4ce

Square

#cec9b4

#b4cebc

#b4b9ce

#ceb4c6

Shades

Color #cec9b4 mixed toward black.

#b5ad8d

#9b9166

#756d4c

#4e4933

#272419

Tints

Color #cec9b4 mixed toward white.

#d6d2c1

#dedbcd

#e7e4da

#efede6

#f7f6f3

Tones

Color #cec9b4 mixed toward gray.

#ccc8b6

#cac6b8

#c8c5bb

#c5c4bd

#c3c2bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ccccb9 · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#cccdbb · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#cebdbe · ΔE 13.9

Achromatopsia

#c9c9c9 · ΔE 9.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cec9b4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cec9b4]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Frequently asked questions

#cec9b4 (#cec9b4) is rgb(206, 201, 180) in RGB.

No, #cec9b4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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