#C9BE98

Accessibility

AAA

11.3:1

Vs white / black

1.86:1 · 11.3:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#c9be98

RGB

rgb(201, 190, 152)

RGBA

rgba(201, 190, 152, 1)

HSL

hsl(47, 31%, 69%)

HSLA

hsla(47, 31%, 69%, 1)

HSV

hsv(47, 24%, 79%)

LAB

lab(76.99% -2.17 20.63)

LCH

lch(76.99% 20.74 96)

OKLAB

oklab(0.8009 -0.0035 0.0525)

OKLCH

oklch(0.8009 0.0526 93.81)

XYZ

xyz(48.17, 51.51, 37.11)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5%, 24%, 21%)

CSS

color: #c9be98;

CSS variable

--color-c9be98: #c9be98;

SCSS

$color-c9be98: #c9be98;

JavaScript

const color = "#c9be98";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#c9be98";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#c9be98" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#c9be98", "rgb": { "r": 201, "g": 190, "b": 152 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.8009 0.0526 93.81)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#c9be98-1: #c9be98;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

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

Nearest Tailwind color

orange-200

Very different · ΔE 11.93 · #FED7AA

Nearest CSS named color

Tan

Very different · ΔE 7.42 · #D2B48C

Nearest Material color

orange-100

Very different · ΔE 11.24 · #FFE0B2

Nearest Bootstrap color

warning

Very different · ΔE 19.94 · #FFC107

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

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

50fcf5de 100efe8ce 200ddd4b7 300c7be9c 400aca17c 500918662 600797051 70061593f 8004a442e 900342f1e 9501f1a0c

Palette

Tints & shades

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

fbfaf6 f6f4ee f2efe5 ede9dd e9e4d4 e4dfcc e0d9c3 dbd4ba d7ceb2 d2c9a9 cec3a1 c9be98 b8ae8b a89e7f 978f72 867f65 756f59 655f4c 544f3f 433f33 323026 212019 11100d

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

fbfaf6 f6f4ee f2efe5 ede9dd e9e4d4 e4dfcc e0d9c3 dbd4ba d7ceb2 d2c9a9 cec3a1

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

b8ae8b a89e7f 978f72 867f65 756f59 655f4c 544f3f 433f33 323026 212019 11100d

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

c3b996 bdb494 b7af92 b1a990 aba48e a59f8c 9e9a8a 989588 929086 8c8a84 868582

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#C9BE98Stop 1 #97A2C8Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#C8A597Stop 1 #C9BE98Stop 2 #BBC897Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#C9BE98Stop 1 #97C8BEStop 2 #BE97C8Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#C9BE98Stop 1 #97BBC8Stop 2 #A597C8Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#433C23Stop 1 #75693EStop 2 #A79658Stop 3 #C1B58AStop 4 #DCD5BCStop 5

Using this color

Where #c9be98 works

#C9BE98 (#c9be98) sits in the amber family at about 47° hue, 31% saturation, and 69% lightness. Contrast is 1.86:1 on white and 11.3:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: orange-200 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #c9be98 as small body text on white — 1.86:1 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: Confidence, warmth, and caution. Useful for notifications and premium earthy palettes. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Amber range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Spectrum #CFC291#CFC291 Spectrum #D4C291#D4C291 Spectrum #D8BE8D#D8BE8D Spectrum #C2B27A#C2B27A Web Safe #CCCC99#CCCC99 Spectrum #C7AE75#C7AE75 Tan#D2B48C Spectrum #C7CF9B#C7CF9B Spectrum #CFD397#CFD397 Spectrum #DCB889#DCB889 Spectrum #DBD48F#DBD48F Spectrum #CCAF8F#CCAF8F