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#C8A899

#c8a899 ≈ Silver Pink

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#c8a899 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 65.88% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 23.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 19.15°, with 29.94% saturation and 69.22% 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 9.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver Pink (#c4aead), ΔE 6.67.

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Relative luminance0.4258

Complementary

  1. #c8a899
  2. #99b9c8

Split complementary

  1. #c8a899
  2. #99c8c0
  3. #99a2c8

Analogous

  1. #c899a2
  2. #c8a899
  3. #c8c099

Triadic

  1. #c8a899
  2. #99c8a8
  3. #a899c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8a899
  2. #b9c899
  3. #99b9c8
  4. #a899c8

Square

  1. #c8a899
  2. #a2c899
  3. #99b9c8
  4. #c099c8

Monochromatic

  1. #825946
  2. #ad7e67
  3. #c8a899
  4. #e3d2cb
  5. #f8f4f2

Shades

#c8a899 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8a899
  2. #b4978a
  3. #a0867a
  4. #8c766b
  5. #78655c
  6. #64544d
  7. #50433d
  8. #3c322e
  9. #28221f
  10. #14110f
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8a899 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8a899
  2. #ceb1a3
  3. #d3b9ad
  4. #d9c2b8
  5. #decbc2
  6. #e4d4cc
  7. #e9dcd6
  8. #efe5e0
  9. #f4eeeb
  10. #faf6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8a899 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8a899
  2. #c1a497
  3. #baa094
  4. #b29c92
  5. #ab988f
  6. #a4948d
  7. #9d908a
  8. #968c88
  9. #8e8885
  10. #878483
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9aca6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0ab98 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8b199 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d1a3a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #baaa98 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #beae99 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cea5a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8a899 {
  color: #c8a899;
}
Background
.bg-c8a899 {
  background-color: #c8a899;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8a899 {
  border: 2px solid #c8a899;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8a899;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 168 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 19 30% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8a899 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8a899, #c8c099);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8a899 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 168 153 / 0.35);
}

#c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 6.67 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 7.42 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 7.71 #edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 9.51 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 10.01 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 10.32 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 10.52 #375766 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Silver Pink
#c8a899  rgb(200, 168, 153)  hsl(19, 30%, 69%)  Silver Pink
#99b9c8  rgb(153, 185, 200)  hsl(199, 30%, 69%)  Pastel Blue
#99c8a8  rgb(153, 200, 168)  hsl(139, 30%, 69%)  Dark Sea Green
#a899c8  rgb(168, 153, 200)  hsl(259, 30%, 69%)  Wisteria