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#c9c9a0

a light, soft yellow · cool · closest name: tan

RGB
201, 201, 160
HSL
60°, 28%, 71%
CMYK
0, 0, 20, 21
Luminance
0.5673

Every format

HEX#c9c9a0
RGBrgb(201, 201, 160)
HSLhsl(60, 28%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 20%, 21%)
LABlab(80.0 -6.8 20.6)
LCHlch(80.0 21.6 108.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.825 0.055 107.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #c9c9a0;
background-color: #c9c9a0;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#c9c9a0] bg-[#c9c9a0]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #c9c9a0;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.788, green: 0.788, blue: 0.627)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#c9c9a0")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#c9c9a0 on white: 1.70:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#c9c9a0 on black: 12.35:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red78.8%
Green78.8%
Blue62.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow20.4%
Key (black)21.2%

Color previews

#c9c9a0 text on a black background

contrast 12.35:1

Card sample

#c9c9a0 text on a white background

contrast 1.70:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #c9c9a0;
Background color
Panel with #c9c9a0 background
background-color: #c9c9a0;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #c9c9a0;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(201, 201, 160, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(201, 201, 160, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #c9c9a0;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c9c9a0, #AEC9A0);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #c9c9a0

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #c9c9a0 in the Color Lab