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#C2B8AD

#c2b8ad ≈ Silver

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#c2b8ad is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 72.16% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.15% magenta, 10.82% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 31.43°, with 14.69% saturation and 71.96% 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 10.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 6.48.

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Relative luminance0.4877

Complementary

  1. #c2b8ad
  2. #adb7c2

Split complementary

  1. #c2b8ad
  2. #adc2c2
  3. #adadc2

Analogous

  1. #c2adad
  2. #c2b8ad
  3. #c2c2ad

Triadic

  1. #c2b8ad
  2. #adc2b8
  3. #b8adc2

Tetradic

  1. #c2b8ad
  2. #b7c2ad
  3. #adb7c2
  4. #b8adc2

Square

  1. #c2b8ad
  2. #adc2ad
  3. #adb7c2
  4. #c2adc2

Monochromatic

  1. #7b6c5b
  2. #a19281
  3. #c2b8ad
  4. #e3ded9
  5. #f6f5f3

Shades

#c2b8ad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c2b8ad
  2. #afa69c
  3. #9b938a
  4. #888179
  5. #746e68
  6. #615c57
  7. #4e4a45
  8. #3a3734
  9. #272523
  10. #131211
  11. #000000

Tints

#c2b8ad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c2b8ad
  2. #c8bfb5
  3. #cec6bd
  4. #d4cdc6
  5. #dad4ce
  6. #e1dcd6
  7. #e7e3de
  8. #edeae6
  9. #f3f1ef
  10. #f9f8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c2b8ad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c2b8ad
  2. #bbb2a9
  3. #b5ada4
  4. #aea7a0
  5. #a8a29b
  6. #a19c97
  7. #9a9692
  8. #94918e
  9. #8d8b89
  10. #878685
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdb9b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bcb8ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bebaad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6b6b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #beb8ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0b9ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5b7b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c2b8ad {
  color: #c2b8ad;
}
Background
.bg-c2b8ad {
  background-color: #c2b8ad;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c2b8ad {
  border: 2px solid #c2b8ad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c2b8ad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 184 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 31 15% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c2b8ad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c2b8ad, #c2c2ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c2b8ad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 184 173 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.48 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.74 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.74 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 8.22 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 8.60 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 8.69 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.95 #3d4752 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Silver
#c2b8ad  rgb(194, 184, 173)  hsl(31, 15%, 72%)  Silver
#adb7c2  rgb(173, 183, 194)  hsl(211, 15%, 72%)  Light Steel Blue
#adc2b8  rgb(173, 194, 184)  hsl(151, 15%, 72%)  Opal
#b8adc2  rgb(184, 173, 194)  hsl(271, 15%, 72%)  Pastel Purple