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#C1AE9D

#c1ae9d ≈ Tan

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#c1ae9d is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.69% red, 68.24% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.84% magenta, 18.65% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 28.33°, with 22.5% saturation and 68.63% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tan (#d2b48c), ΔE 7.76.

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Relative luminance0.4404

Complementary

  1. #c1ae9d
  2. #9db0c1

Split complementary

  1. #c1ae9d
  2. #9dc1c0
  3. #9d9ec1

Analogous

  1. #c19d9e
  2. #c1ae9d
  3. #c1c09d

Triadic

  1. #c1ae9d
  2. #9dc1ae
  3. #ae9dc1

Tetradic

  1. #c1ae9d
  2. #b0c19d
  3. #9db0c1
  4. #ae9dc1

Square

  1. #c1ae9d
  2. #9ec19d
  3. #9db0c1
  4. #c09dc1

Monochromatic

  1. #79614c
  2. #a3876e
  3. #c1ae9d
  4. #dfd5cc
  5. #f7f5f3

Shades

#c1ae9d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c1ae9d
  2. #ae9d8d
  3. #9a8b7e
  4. #877a6e
  5. #74685e
  6. #61574f
  7. #4d463f
  8. #3a342f
  9. #27231f
  10. #131110
  11. #000000

Tints

#c1ae9d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c1ae9d
  2. #c7b6a7
  3. #cdbeb1
  4. #d4c6ba
  5. #dacec4
  6. #e0d7ce
  7. #e6dfd8
  8. #ece7e2
  9. #f3efeb
  10. #f9f7f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c1ae9d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c1ae9d
  2. #bba99a
  3. #b4a597
  4. #aea094
  5. #a79c91
  6. #a1978f
  7. #9a928c
  8. #948e89
  9. #8d8986
  10. #878583
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8b0a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4af9c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9b39d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8aaa9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9ae9c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcb19d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5aca4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c1ae9d {
  color: #c1ae9d;
}
Background
.bg-c1ae9d {
  background-color: #c1ae9d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c1ae9d {
  border: 2px solid #c1ae9d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c1ae9d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 174 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 23% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c1ae9d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c1ae9d, #c1c09d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c1ae9d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 174 157 / 0.35);
}

#d2b48c Tan ΔE 7.76 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 8.41 #edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 9.61 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 10.05 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 10.16 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 10.17 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 10.17 #3e5162 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Tan
#c1ae9d  rgb(193, 174, 157)  hsl(28, 23%, 69%)  Tan
#9db0c1  rgb(157, 176, 193)  hsl(208, 23%, 69%)  Light Steel Blue
#9dc1ae  rgb(157, 193, 174)  hsl(148, 23%, 69%)  Opal
#ae9dc1  rgb(174, 157, 193)  hsl(268, 23%, 69%)  Pastel Purple