#d9cc9c

Color #d9cc9c

A moderately saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Wheat #f5deb3 · ΔE 8.66 Nearest Tailwind class amber-100 #fef3c6 · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#d9cc9c

RGB

rgb(217, 204, 156)

HSL

hsl(47.2, 44.5%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(47.2, 28.1%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6%, 28.1%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(82.02, -2.82, 25.61)

LCH

lch(82.02, 25.76, 96.28)

OKLCH

oklch(84.4%, 0.0648, 94.69)

HWB

hwb(47.2, 61.2%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ca9d9

Analogous

#d9ad9c

#d9cc9c

#c7d99c

Triadic

#d9cc9c

#9cd9cc

#cc9cd9

Split-complementary

#d9cc9c

#9cc7d9

#ad9cd9

Tetradic

#d9cc9c

#a9d99c

#9ca9d9

#cc9cd9

Square

#d9cc9c

#9cd9ad

#9ca9d9

#d99cc7

Shades

Color #d9cc9c mixed toward black.

#c8b56f

#b49c45

#877534

#5a4e22

#2d2711

Tints

Color #d9cc9c mixed toward white.

#dfd4ac

#e6ddbd

#ece5cd

#f2eede

#f9f6ee

Tones

Color #d9cc9c mixed toward gray.

#d4c9a1

#cfc6a6

#cac3ab

#c5c0b0

#bfbdb5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d3d3a9 · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#d4d5ac · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#d8b3b5 · ΔE 24.9

Achromatopsia

#cccccc · ΔE 16.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #d9cc9c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#d9cc9c]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#d9cc9c (#d9cc9c) is rgb(217, 204, 156) in RGB.

No, #d9cc9c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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