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#C8A997

#c8a997 ≈ Tumbleweed

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#c8a997 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 66.27% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.5% magenta, 24.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 22.04°, with 30.82% saturation and 68.82% 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 9.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tumbleweed (#deaa88), ΔE 6.78.

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Relative luminance0.4289

Complementary

  1. #c8a997
  2. #97b6c8

Split complementary

  1. #c8a997
  2. #97c8c1
  3. #979dc8

Analogous

  1. #c8979d
  2. #c8a997
  3. #c8c197

Triadic

  1. #c8a997
  2. #97c8a9
  3. #a997c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8a997
  2. #b6c897
  3. #97b6c8
  4. #a997c8

Square

  1. #c8a997
  2. #9dc897
  3. #97b6c8
  4. #c197c8

Monochromatic

  1. #825b44
  2. #ae8065
  3. #c8a997
  4. #e2d2c9
  5. #f8f4f2

Shades

#c8a997 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8a997
  2. #b49888
  3. #a08779
  4. #8c766a
  5. #78655b
  6. #64554c
  7. #50443c
  8. #3c332d
  9. #28221e
  10. #14110f
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8a997 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8a997
  2. #ceb2a1
  3. #d3baac
  4. #d9c3b6
  5. #decbc1
  6. #e4d4cb
  7. #e9ddd5
  8. #efe5e0
  9. #f4eeea
  10. #faf6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8a997 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8a997
  2. #c1a595
  3. #baa192
  4. #b29d90
  5. #ab998e
  6. #a4958c
  7. #9d9089
  8. #968c87
  9. #8e8885
  10. #878482
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #baada6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1ab96 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9b297 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d1a4a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbaa96 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfae97 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cea69f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8a997 {
  color: #c8a997;
}
Background
.bg-c8a997 {
  background-color: #c8a997;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8a997 {
  border: 2px solid #c8a997;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8a997;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 169 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 22 31% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8a997 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8a997, #c8c197);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8a997 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 169 151 / 0.35);
}

#deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 6.78 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 7.73 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 7.73 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 8.78 #edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 8.87 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 10.27 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 10.60 #375668 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Tumbleweed
#c8a997  rgb(200, 169, 151)  hsl(22, 31%, 69%)  Tumbleweed
#97b6c8  rgb(151, 182, 200)  hsl(202, 31%, 69%)  Pastel Blue
#97c8a9  rgb(151, 200, 169)  hsl(142, 31%, 69%)  Dark Sea Green
#a997c8  rgb(169, 151, 200)  hsl(262, 31%, 69%)  Wisteria