#C9BBAD

Accessibility

AAA

11.2:1

Vs white / black

1.88:1 · 11.2:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#c9bbad

RGB

rgb(201, 187, 173)

RGBA

rgba(201, 187, 173, 1)

HSL

hsl(30, 21%, 73%)

HSLA

hsla(30, 21%, 73%, 1)

HSV

hsv(30, 14%, 79%)

LAB

lab(76.66% 2.59 8.87)

LCH

lch(76.66% 9.24 73.72)

OKLAB

oklab(0.7998 0.0096 0.0232)

OKLCH

oklch(0.7998 0.0251 67.52)

XYZ

xyz(49.40, 50.98, 46.76)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7%, 14%, 21%)

CSS

color: #c9bbad;

CSS variable

--color-c9bbad: #c9bbad;

SCSS

$color-c9bbad: #c9bbad;

JavaScript

const color = "#c9bbad";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#c9bbad";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#c9bbad" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#c9bbad", "rgb": { "r": 201, "g": 187, "b": 173 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.7998 0.0251 67.52)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#c9bbad-1: #c9bbad;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

stone-300

Very different · ΔE 8.49 · #D6D3D1

Nearest CSS named color

Silver

Very different · ΔE 7.98 · #C0C0C0

Nearest Material color

brown-100

Very different · ΔE 6.34 · #D7CCC8

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 16.13 · #F8F9FA

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50fff3e7 100f1e6da 200ddd2c7 300c8bbaf 400ac9f91 500918476 600796e63 70061584e 8004b4238 900362d24 950211911

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

fbf9f8 f6f4f1 f2eeeb ede8e4 e9e3dd e4ddd6 e0d7cf dbd2c8 d7ccc2 d2c6bb cec1b4 c9bbad b8ab9f a89c90 978c82 867d73 756d65 655e57 544e48 433e3a 322f2b 211f1d 11100e

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

fbf9f8 f6f4f1 f2eeeb ede8e4 e9e3dd e4ddd6 e0d7cf dbd2c8 d7ccc2 d2c6bb cec1b4

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

b8ab9f a89c90 978c82 867d73 756d65 655e57 544e48 433e3a 322f2b 211f1d 11100e

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

c3b6a9 bdb1a6 b7aca2 b1a79e aba29a a59e97 9e9993 98948f 928f8b 8c8a88 868584

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#C9BBADStop 1 #ACBAC9Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#C9ACACStop 1 #C9BBADStop 2 #C9C9ACStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#C9BBADStop 1 #ACC9BAStop 2 #BAACC9Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#C9BBADStop 1 #ACC9C9Stop 2 #ACACC9Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#3E3328Stop 1 #6C5947Stop 2 #9A8065Stop 3 #B8A693Stop 4 #D7CCC1Stop 5

Using this color

Where #c9bbad works

#C9BBAD (#c9bbad) sits in the deep orange family at about 30° hue, 21% saturation, and 73% lightness. Contrast is 1.88:1 on white and 11.2:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: stone-300 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #c9bbad as small body text on white — 1.88:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Bold warmth and intensity. Strong for food, sports, and energetic identities. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Deep Orange range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Material Brown 100#D7CCC8 Material Brown 200#BCAAA4 Spectrum #CCAF8F#CCAF8F Material Grey 400#BDBDBD Silver#C0C0C0 Tailwind stone 300#D6D3D1 Web Safe #CCCCCC#CCCCCC Tailwind stone 400#A8A29E Tan#D2B48C Spectrum #D0AB8B#D0AB8B LightGray#D3D3D3 DarkGray#A9A9A9