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#C8A481

#c8a481 ≈ Camel

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#c8a481 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 64.31% green and 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 35.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 29.58°, with 39.23% saturation and 64.51% 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 9.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Camel (#c19a6b), ΔE 4.46.

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Relative luminance0.4042

Complementary

  1. #c8a481
  2. #81a5c8

Split complementary

  1. #c8a481
  2. #81c8c8
  3. #8181c8

Analogous

  1. #c88181
  2. #c8a481
  3. #c8c881

Triadic

  1. #c8a481
  2. #81c8a4
  3. #a481c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8a481
  2. #a5c881
  3. #81a5c8
  4. #a481c8

Square

  1. #c8a481
  2. #81c881
  3. #81a5c8
  4. #c881c8

Monochromatic

  1. #7b5835
  2. #b07e4d
  3. #c8a481
  4. #dfcab6
  5. #f6f1ec

Shades

#c8a481 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8a481
  2. #b49474
  3. #a08367
  4. #8c735a
  5. #78624d
  6. #645241
  7. #504234
  8. #3c3127
  9. #28211a
  10. #14100d
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8a481 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8a481
  2. #cead8e
  3. #d3b69a
  4. #d9bfa7
  5. #dec8b3
  6. #e4d2c0
  7. #e9dbcd
  8. #efe4d9
  9. #f4ede6
  10. #faf6f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8a481 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8a481
  2. #c1a081
  3. #ba9d81
  4. #b29981
  5. #ab9681
  6. #a49281
  7. #9d8e80
  8. #968b80
  9. #8e8780
  10. #878480
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7a89c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0a67f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8ae82 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d49c9b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #baa580 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfaa81 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cf9f91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8a481 {
  color: #c8a481;
}
Background
.bg-c8a481 {
  background-color: #c8a481;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8a481 {
  border: 2px solid #c8a481;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8a481;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 164 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 30 39% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8a481 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8a481, #c8c881);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8a481 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 164 129 / 0.35);
}

#c19a6b Camel ΔE 4.46 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 5.10 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 5.64 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 6.62 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 7.41 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 9.75 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.94 #375b7e Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Camel
#c8a481  rgb(200, 164, 129)  hsl(30, 39%, 65%)  Camel
#81a5c8  rgb(129, 165, 200)  hsl(210, 39%, 65%)  Iceberg
#81c8a4  rgb(129, 200, 164)  hsl(150, 39%, 65%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a481c8  rgb(164, 129, 200)  hsl(270, 39%, 65%)  Purple Mountain Majesty