#c8ac9f

Color #c8ac9f

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 13.12 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#c8ac9f

RGB

rgb(200, 172, 159)

HSL

hsl(19, 27.2%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(19, 20.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14%, 20.5%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(72.42, 8.08, 10.44)

LCH

lch(72.42, 13.2, 52.26)

OKLCH

oklch(76.5%, 0.0376, 46.4)

HWB

hwb(19, 62.4%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9fbbc8

Analogous

#c89fa7

#c8ac9f

#c8c19f

Triadic

#c8ac9f

#9fc8ac

#ac9fc8

Split-complementary

#c8ac9f

#9fc8c1

#9fa7c8

Tetradic

#c8ac9f

#bbc89f

#9fbbc8

#ac9fc8

Square

#c8ac9f

#a7c89f

#9fbbc8

#c19fc8

Shades

Color #c8ac9f mixed toward black.

#b28b79

#986c57

#725141

#4c362c

#261b16

Tints

Color #c8ac9f mixed toward white.

#d1baaf

#dac8bf

#e4d5cf

#ede3df

#f6f1ef

Tones

Color #c8ac9f mixed toward gray.

#c5ada2

#c1afa6

#beb0a9

#bab1ad

#b7b2b0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbca2 · ΔE 15.9

Deuteranopia

#bec0a3 · ΔE 17.9

Tritanopia

#c7a5a5 · ΔE 6.9

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 11.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c8ac9f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c8ac9f]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#c8ac9f (#c8ac9f) is rgb(200, 172, 159) in RGB.

No, #c8ac9f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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