#c8a495

Color #c8a495

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 10.85 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 9.6

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Conversions

HEX

#c8a495

RGB

rgb(200, 164, 149)

HSL

hsl(17.6, 31.7%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(17.6, 25.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 18%, 25.5%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(70.18, 10.95, 12.76)

LCH

lch(70.18, 16.81, 49.37)

OKLCH

oklch(74.7%, 0.0477, 43.81)

HWB

hwb(17.6, 58.4%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#95b9c8

Analogous

#c8959f

#c8a495

#c8bd95

Triadic

#c8a495

#95c8a4

#a495c8

Split-complementary

#c8a495

#95c8bd

#959fc8

Tetradic

#c8a495

#b9c895

#95b9c8

#a495c8

Square

#c8a495

#9fc895

#95b9c8

#bd95c8

Shades

Color #c8a495 mixed toward black.

#b4836f

#99654f

#734c3c

#4d3328

#261914

Tints

Color #c8a495 mixed toward white.

#d1b3a7

#dac2b8

#e3d1ca

#ede1dc

#f6f0ed

Tones

Color #c8a495 mixed toward gray.

#c4a699

#bfa79d

#bba9a2

#b7aba6

#b3adaa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bab999 · ΔE 19.4

Deuteranopia

#bcbe9a · ΔE 21.3

Tritanopia

#c69c9c · ΔE 7.4

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 14.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c8a495;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c8a495]

Related colors

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Sienna #a0522d

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#c8a495 (#c8a495) is rgb(200, 164, 149) in RGB.

No, #c8a495 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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