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#C8A28C

#c8a28c ≈ Tumbleweed

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#c8a28c is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 63.53% green and 54.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 30% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 22°, with 35.29% saturation and 66.67% 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 9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tumbleweed (#deaa88), ΔE 5.38.

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Relative luminance0.4001

Complementary

  1. #c8a28c
  2. #8cb2c8

Split complementary

  1. #c8a28c
  2. #8cc8c0
  3. #8c94c8

Analogous

  1. #c88c94
  2. #c8a28c
  3. #c8c08c

Triadic

  1. #c8a28c
  2. #8cc8a2
  3. #a28cc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8a28c
  2. #b2c88c
  3. #8cb2c8
  4. #a28cc8

Square

  1. #c8a28c
  2. #94c88c
  3. #8cb2c8
  4. #c08cc8

Monochromatic

  1. #7f553d
  2. #af7858
  3. #c8a28c
  4. #e1ccc0
  5. #f8f4f1

Shades

#c8a28c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8a28c
  2. #b4927e
  3. #a08270
  4. #8c7162
  5. #786154
  6. #645146
  7. #504138
  8. #3c312a
  9. #28201c
  10. #14100e
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8a28c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8a28c
  2. #ceab98
  3. #d3b5a3
  4. #d9beaf
  5. #dec7ba
  6. #e4d1c6
  7. #e9dad1
  8. #efe3dd
  9. #f4ece8
  10. #faf6f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8a28c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8a28c
  2. #c19f8b
  3. #ba9b8a
  4. #b29888
  5. #ab9487
  6. #a49186
  7. #9d8e85
  8. #968a84
  9. #8e8782
  10. #878381
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7a79f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aca58b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5ad8c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d39b9c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8a48b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bda98c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cf9e96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8a28c {
  color: #c8a28c;
}
Background
.bg-c8a28c {
  background-color: #c8a28c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8a28c {
  border: 2px solid #c8a28c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8a28c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 162 140;
  --color-primary-hsl: 22 35% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8a28c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8a28c, #c8c08c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8a28c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 162 140 / 0.35);
}

#deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 5.38 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 8.78 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 8.89 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 9.19 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.81 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 9.94 #edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 10.23 #375d73 Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Tumbleweed
#c8a28c  rgb(200, 162, 140)  hsl(22, 35%, 67%)  Tumbleweed
#8cb2c8  rgb(140, 178, 200)  hsl(202, 35%, 67%)  Moonstone Blue
#8cc8a2  rgb(140, 200, 162)  hsl(142, 35%, 67%)  Dark Sea Green
#a28cc8  rgb(162, 140, 200)  hsl(262, 35%, 67%)  Purple Mountain Majesty