#c8b5ae

Color #c8b5ae

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.63 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#c8b5ae

RGB

rgb(200, 181, 174)

HSL

hsl(16.2, 19.1%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(16.2, 13%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.5%, 13%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(75.07, 5.6, 6.02)

LCH

lch(75.07, 8.22, 47.07)

OKLCH

oklch(78.7%, 0.024, 41.46)

HWB

hwb(16.2, 68.2%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aec1c8

Analogous

#c8aeb4

#c8b5ae

#c8c2ae

Triadic

#c8b5ae

#aec8b5

#b5aec8

Split-complementary

#c8b5ae

#aec8c2

#aeb4c8

Tetradic

#c8b5ae

#c1c8ae

#aec1c8

#b5aec8

Square

#c8b5ae

#b4c8ae

#aec1c8

#c2aec8

Shades

Color #c8b5ae mixed toward black.

#af9389

#947265

#6f554c

#4a3932

#251c19

Tints

Color #c8b5ae mixed toward white.

#d1c1bb

#dacec9

#e3dad6

#ede6e4

#f6f3f1

Tones

Color #c8b5ae mixed toward gray.

#c6b6b0

#c4b7b2

#c1b8b4

#bfb9b7

#bdbab9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c0c0b0 · ΔE 11.8

Deuteranopia

#c1c3b0 · ΔE 13.6

Tritanopia

#c7b1b1 · ΔE 4

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 8.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #c8b5ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c8b5ae]

Related colors

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Sienna #a0522d

Tomato #ff6347

Frequently asked questions

#c8b5ae (#c8b5ae) is rgb(200, 181, 174) in RGB.

No, #c8b5ae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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