#cec9b9

Color #cec9b9

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 9.26 Nearest Tailwind class olive-300 #d8d8d0 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#cec9b9

RGB

rgb(206, 201, 185)

HSL

hsl(45.7, 17.6%, 76.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(45.7, 10.2%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.4%, 10.2%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(80.96, -1.03, 8.61)

LCH

lch(80.96, 8.67, 96.82)

OKLCH

oklch(83.6%, 0.0225, 92.54)

HWB

hwb(45.7, 72.5%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9bece

Analogous

#cebfb9

#cec9b9

#c9ceb9

Triadic

#cec9b9

#b9cec9

#c9b9ce

Split-complementary

#cec9b9

#b9c9ce

#bfb9ce

Tetradic

#cec9b9

#beceb9

#b9bece

#c9b9ce

Square

#cec9b9

#b9cebf

#b9bece

#ceb9c9

Shades

Color #cec9b9 mixed toward black.

#b3ab93

#988e6c

#736b51

#4d4736

#26241b

Tints

Color #cec9b9 mixed toward white.

#d6d2c5

#dedbd0

#e7e4dc

#efede8

#f7f6f3

Tones

Color #cec9b9 mixed toward gray.

#ccc8bb

#cbc7bd

#c9c6be

#c7c5c0

#c5c4c2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ccccbd · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#cccdbe · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#cec0c1 · ΔE 11

Achromatopsia

#c9c9c9 · ΔE 7.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cec9b9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cec9b9]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Gold #ffd700

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#cec9b9 (#cec9b9) is rgb(206, 201, 185) in RGB.

No, #cec9b9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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