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#C1B49E

#c1b49e ≈ Tan

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#c1b49e is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.69% red, 70.59% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.74% magenta, 18.13% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 37.71°, with 22.01% saturation and 68.82% 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 10.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tan (#d2b48c), ΔE 7.16.

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Relative luminance0.4645

Complementary

  1. #c1b49e
  2. #9eabc1

Split complementary

  1. #c1b49e
  2. #9ebcc1
  3. #a29ec1

Analogous

  1. #c1a29e
  2. #c1b49e
  3. #bcc19e

Triadic

  1. #c1b49e
  2. #9ec1b4
  3. #b49ec1

Tetradic

  1. #c1b49e
  2. #abc19e
  3. #9eabc1
  4. #b49ec1

Square

  1. #c1b49e
  2. #9ec1a2
  3. #9eabc1
  4. #c19ebc

Monochromatic

  1. #79694d
  2. #a3906f
  3. #c1b49e
  4. #dfd8cd
  5. #f7f5f3

Shades

#c1b49e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c1b49e
  2. #aea28e
  3. #9a907e
  4. #877e6f
  5. #746c5f
  6. #615a4f
  7. #4d483f
  8. #3a362f
  9. #272420
  10. #131210
  11. #000000

Tints

#c1b49e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c1b49e
  2. #c7bca8
  3. #cdc3b1
  4. #d4cbbb
  5. #dad2c5
  6. #e0dacf
  7. #e6e1d8
  8. #ece9e2
  9. #f3f0ec
  10. #f9f8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c1b49e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c1b49e
  2. #bbaf9b
  3. #b4aa98
  4. #aea495
  5. #a79f92
  6. #a19a8f
  7. #9a958c
  8. #949089
  9. #8d8a86
  10. #878583
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bab5ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bab49d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdb79f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7b0ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdb49d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfb69e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5b2a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c1b49e {
  color: #c1b49e;
}
Background
.bg-c1b49e {
  background-color: #c1b49e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c1b49e {
  border: 2px solid #c1b49e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c1b49e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 180 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 38 22% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c1b49e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c1b49e, #bcc19e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c1b49e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 180 158 / 0.35);
}

#d2b48c Tan ΔE 7.16 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.27 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.14 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 9.60 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 9.98 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 10.43 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 10.64 #3e4b61 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Tan
#c1b49e  rgb(193, 180, 158)  hsl(38, 22%, 69%)  Tan
#9eabc1  rgb(158, 171, 193)  hsl(218, 22%, 69%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9ec1b4  rgb(158, 193, 180)  hsl(158, 22%, 69%)  Opal
#b49ec1  rgb(180, 158, 193)  hsl(278, 22%, 69%)  Pastel Purple