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#C8A493

#c8a493 ≈ Tumbleweed

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#c8a493 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 64.31% green and 57.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 26.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 19.25°, with 32.52% saturation and 68.04% 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 9.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tumbleweed (#deaa88), ΔE 6.63.

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Relative luminance0.4094

Complementary

  1. #c8a493
  2. #93b7c8

Split complementary

  1. #c8a493
  2. #93c8bf
  3. #939cc8

Analogous

  1. #c8939c
  2. #c8a493
  3. #c8bf93

Triadic

  1. #c8a493
  2. #93c8a4
  3. #a493c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8a493
  2. #b7c893
  3. #93b7c8
  4. #a493c8

Square

  1. #c8a493
  2. #9cc893
  3. #93b7c8
  4. #bf93c8

Monochromatic

  1. #815641
  2. #ae7960
  3. #c8a493
  4. #e2cfc6
  5. #f8f4f1

Shades

#c8a493 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8a493
  2. #b49484
  3. #a08376
  4. #8c7367
  5. #786258
  6. #64524a
  7. #50423b
  8. #3c312c
  9. #28211d
  10. #14100f
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8a493 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8a493
  2. #cead9e
  3. #d3b6a9
  4. #d9bfb3
  5. #dec8be
  6. #e4d2c9
  7. #e9dbd4
  8. #efe4df
  9. #f4ede9
  10. #faf6f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8a493 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8a493
  2. #c1a091
  3. #ba9d8f
  4. #b2998d
  5. #ab968b
  6. #a4928a
  7. #9d8e88
  8. #968b86
  9. #8e8784
  10. #878482
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8a8a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ada792 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6ae93 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d29e9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9a692 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdaa93 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cea19b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8a493 {
  color: #c8a493;
}
Background
.bg-c8a493 {
  background-color: #c8a493;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8a493 {
  border: 2px solid #c8a493;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8a493;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 164 147;
  --color-primary-hsl: 19 33% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8a493 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8a493, #c8bf93);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8a493 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 164 147 / 0.35);
}

#deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 6.63 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 7.92 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 8.28 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 9.80 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 9.99 #edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 10.19 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 10.34 #375b6c Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Tumbleweed
#c8a493  rgb(200, 164, 147)  hsl(19, 33%, 68%)  Tumbleweed
#93b7c8  rgb(147, 183, 200)  hsl(199, 33%, 68%)  Pastel Blue
#93c8a4  rgb(147, 200, 164)  hsl(139, 33%, 68%)  Dark Sea Green
#a493c8  rgb(164, 147, 200)  hsl(259, 33%, 68%)  Wisteria