#c5b8ae

Color #c5b8ae

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.62 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#c5b8ae

RGB

rgb(197, 184, 174)

HSL

hsl(26.1, 16.5%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(26.1, 11.7%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.6%, 11.7%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(75.58, 2.89, 6.73)

LCH

lch(75.58, 7.32, 66.76)

OKLCH

oklch(79.1%, 0.0204, 60.05)

HWB

hwb(26.1, 68.2%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aebbc5

Analogous

#c5aeaf

#c5b8ae

#c5c3ae

Triadic

#c5b8ae

#aec5b8

#b8aec5

Split-complementary

#c5b8ae

#aec5c3

#aeafc5

Tetradic

#c5b8ae

#bbc5ae

#aebbc5

#b8aec5

Square

#c5b8ae

#afc5ae

#aebbc5

#c3aec5

Shades

Color #c5b8ae mixed toward black.

#ab988a

#907967

#6c5b4d

#483c34

#241e1a

Tints

Color #c5b8ae mixed toward white.

#cfc4bb

#d8d0c9

#e2dbd6

#ece7e4

#f5f3f1

Tones

Color #c5b8ae mixed toward gray.

#c3b8b0

#c1b8b2

#bfb9b4

#bdb9b6

#bbb9b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c0bfb0 · ΔE 7.4

Deuteranopia

#c0c1b1 · ΔE 8.6

Tritanopia

#c4b2b3 · ΔE 6.7

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 6.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c5b8ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c5b8ae]

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Peru #cd853f

Frequently asked questions

#c5b8ae (#c5b8ae) is rgb(197, 184, 174) in RGB.

No, #c5b8ae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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