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#C2B397

#c2b397 ≈ Tan

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#c2b397 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 70.2% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.73% magenta, 22.16% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 39.07°, with 26.06% saturation and 67.65% 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 10.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tan (#d2b48c), ΔE 5.77.

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Relative luminance0.4594

Complementary

  1. #c2b397
  2. #97a6c2

Split complementary

  1. #c2b397
  2. #97bcc2
  3. #9e97c2

Analogous

  1. #c29e97
  2. #c2b397
  3. #bcc297

Triadic

  1. #c2b397
  2. #97c2b3
  3. #b397c2

Tetradic

  1. #c2b397
  2. #a6c297
  3. #97a6c2
  4. #b397c2

Square

  1. #c2b397
  2. #97c29e
  3. #97a6c2
  4. #c297bc

Monochromatic

  1. #796847
  2. #a69067
  3. #c2b397
  4. #ded6c7
  5. #f7f6f2

Shades

#c2b397 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c2b397
  2. #afa188
  3. #9b8f79
  4. #887d6a
  5. #746b5b
  6. #615a4c
  7. #4e483c
  8. #3a362d
  9. #27241e
  10. #13120f
  11. #000000

Tints

#c2b397 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c2b397
  2. #c8bba1
  3. #cec2ac
  4. #d4cab6
  5. #dad1c1
  6. #e1d9cb
  7. #e7e1d5
  8. #ede8e0
  9. #f3f0ea
  10. #f9f7f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c2b397 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c2b397
  2. #bbae95
  3. #b5a992
  4. #aea490
  5. #a89f8e
  6. #a19a8c
  7. #9a9489
  8. #948f87
  9. #8d8a85
  10. #878582
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bab4aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bab295 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #beb698 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #caaeab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdb396 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0b597 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7b0a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c2b397 {
  color: #c2b397;
}
Background
.bg-c2b397 {
  background-color: #c2b397;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c2b397 {
  border: 2px solid #c2b397;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c2b397;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 179 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 26% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c2b397 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c2b397, #bcc297);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c2b397 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 179 151 / 0.35);
}

#d2b48c Tan ΔE 5.77 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.30 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.73 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 8.58 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 10.47 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 10.52 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 11.13 #3d4c68 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Tan
#c2b397  rgb(194, 179, 151)  hsl(39, 26%, 68%)  Tan
#97a6c2  rgb(151, 166, 194)  hsl(219, 26%, 68%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#97c2b3  rgb(151, 194, 179)  hsl(159, 26%, 68%)  Opal
#b397c2  rgb(179, 151, 194)  hsl(279, 26%, 68%)  Lilac