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#C8AE97

#c8ae97 ≈ Tan

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#c8ae97 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 68.24% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 24.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 28.16°, 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 9.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tan (#d2b48c), ΔE 5.69.

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Relative luminance0.4479

Complementary

  1. #c8ae97
  2. #97b1c8

Split complementary

  1. #c8ae97
  2. #97c8c6
  3. #9798c8

Analogous

  1. #c89798
  2. #c8ae97
  3. #c8c697

Triadic

  1. #c8ae97
  2. #97c8ae
  3. #ae97c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8ae97
  2. #b1c897
  3. #97b1c8
  4. #ae97c8

Square

  1. #c8ae97
  2. #98c897
  3. #97b1c8
  4. #c697c8

Monochromatic

  1. #826144
  2. #ae8765
  3. #c8ae97
  4. #e2d5c9
  5. #f8f5f2

Shades

#c8ae97 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8ae97
  2. #b49d88
  3. #a08b79
  4. #8c7a6a
  5. #78685b
  6. #64574c
  7. #50463c
  8. #3c342d
  9. #28231e
  10. #14110f
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8ae97 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8ae97
  2. #ceb6a1
  3. #d3beac
  4. #d9c6b6
  5. #decec1
  6. #e4d7cb
  7. #e9dfd5
  8. #efe7e0
  9. #f4efea
  10. #faf7f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8ae97 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8ae97
  2. #c1a995
  3. #baa592
  4. #b2a090
  5. #ab9c8e
  6. #a4978c
  7. #9d9289
  8. #968e87
  9. #8e8985
  10. #878582
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbb1a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6af96 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdb597 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d1a9a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #beaf96 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1b297 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cdaba1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8ae97 {
  color: #c8ae97;
}
Background
.bg-c8ae97 {
  background-color: #c8ae97;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8ae97 {
  border: 2px solid #c8ae97;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8ae97;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 174 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 31% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8ae97 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8ae97, #c8c697);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8ae97 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 174 151 / 0.35);
}

#d2b48c Tan ΔE 5.69 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 7.52 #edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 8.07 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 8.13 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 8.70 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 9.05 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.93 #375168 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Tan
#c8ae97  rgb(200, 174, 151)  hsl(28, 31%, 69%)  Tan
#97b1c8  rgb(151, 177, 200)  hsl(208, 31%, 69%)  Light Steel Blue
#97c8ae  rgb(151, 200, 174)  hsl(148, 31%, 69%)  Seafoam Green
#ae97c8  rgb(174, 151, 200)  hsl(268, 31%, 69%)  Wisteria