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#C28599

#c28599 ≈ Puce

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#c28599 is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 52.16% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.44% magenta, 21.13% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 340.33°, with 33.33% saturation and 64.12% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Puce (#cc8899), ΔE 2.53.

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Web safe#cc9999
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Relative luminance0.3054

Complementary

  1. #c28599
  2. #85c2ae

Split complementary

  1. #c28599
  2. #85c290
  3. #85b8c2

Analogous

  1. #c285b8
  2. #c28599
  3. #c29085

Triadic

  1. #c28599
  2. #99c285
  3. #8599c2

Tetradic

  1. #c28599
  2. #c2ae85
  3. #85c2ae
  4. #8599c2

Square

  1. #c28599
  2. #b8c285
  3. #85c2ae
  4. #9085c2

Monochromatic

  1. #743a4d
  2. #a7546f
  3. #c28599
  4. #dcb8c4
  5. #f5ebee

Shades

#c28599 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c28599
  2. #af788a
  3. #9b6a7a
  4. #885d6b
  5. #74505c
  6. #61434d
  7. #4e353d
  8. #3a282e
  9. #271b1f
  10. #130d0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#c28599 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c28599
  2. #c891a3
  3. #ce9dad
  4. #d4aab8
  5. #dab6c2
  6. #e1c2cc
  7. #e7ced6
  8. #eddae0
  9. #f3e7eb
  10. #f9f3f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c28599 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c28599
  2. #bb8597
  3. #b58494
  4. #ae8492
  5. #a8838f
  6. #a1838d
  7. #9a828a
  8. #948288
  9. #8d8185
  10. #878183
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a99097 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8c909a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9b9a98 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc828c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a58c99 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ac9298 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c88391 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c28599 {
  color: #c28599;
}
Background
.bg-c28599 {
  background-color: #c28599;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c28599 {
  border: 2px solid #c28599;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c28599;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 133 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 340 33% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c28599 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c28599, #c29085);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c28599 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 133 153 / 0.35);
}

#cc8899 Puce ΔE 2.53 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 6.50 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 7.40 #db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 7.57 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 7.80 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 8.36 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 8.76 #3d7a66 Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Puce
#c28599  rgb(194, 133, 153)  hsl(340, 33%, 64%)  Puce
#85c2ae  rgb(133, 194, 174)  hsl(160, 33%, 64%)  Medium Aquamarine
#99c285  rgb(153, 194, 133)  hsl(100, 33%, 64%)  Olivine
#8599c2  rgb(133, 153, 194)  hsl(220, 33%, 64%)  Cool Gray