#c8a897

Color #c8a897

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 12.56 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 9.1

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Conversions

HEX

#c8a897

RGB

rgb(200, 168, 151)

HSL

hsl(20.8, 30.8%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(20.8, 24.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16%, 24.5%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(71.23, 9.06, 13.14)

LCH

lch(71.23, 15.96, 55.41)

OKLCH

oklch(75.5%, 0.0446, 49.64)

HWB

hwb(20.8, 59.2%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97b7c8

Analogous

#c8979e

#c8a897

#c8c097

Triadic

#c8a897

#97c8a8

#a897c8

Split-complementary

#c8a897

#97c8c0

#979ec8

Tetradic

#c8a897

#b7c897

#97b7c8

#a897c8

Square

#c8a897

#9ec897

#97b7c8

#c097c8

Shades

Color #c8a897 mixed toward black.

#b48871

#996a51

#734f3d

#4c3528

#261a14

Tints

Color #c8a897 mixed toward white.

#d1b6a8

#dac5ba

#e3d3cb

#ede2dc

#f6f0ee

Tones

Color #c8a897 mixed toward gray.

#c4a99b

#c0aa9f

#bcaca3

#b8ada7

#b4aeab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbb9b · ΔE 17.8

Deuteranopia

#bdbf9c · ΔE 19.1

Tritanopia

#c79f9f · ΔE 8.8

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 13.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c8a897;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c8a897]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#c8a897 (#c8a897) is rgb(200, 168, 151) in RGB.

No, #c8a897 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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