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#C8B59D

#c8b59d ≈ Tan

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#c8b59d is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 70.98% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.5% magenta, 21.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 33.49°, with 28.1% saturation and 70% 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 10.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tan (#d2b48c), ΔE 5.28.

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Relative luminance0.4776

Complementary

  1. #c8b59d
  2. #9db0c8

Split complementary

  1. #c8b59d
  2. #9dc5c8
  3. #a09dc8

Analogous

  1. #c8a09d
  2. #c8b59d
  3. #c5c89d

Triadic

  1. #c8b59d
  2. #9dc8b5
  3. #b59dc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8b59d
  2. #b0c89d
  3. #9db0c8
  4. #b59dc8

Square

  1. #c8b59d
  2. #9dc8a0
  3. #9db0c8
  4. #c89dc5

Monochromatic

  1. #836949
  2. #ac906c
  3. #c8b59d
  4. #e3dace
  5. #f8f5f2

Shades

#c8b59d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8b59d
  2. #b4a38d
  3. #a0917e
  4. #8c7f6e
  5. #786d5e
  6. #645b4f
  7. #50483f
  8. #3c362f
  9. #28241f
  10. #141210
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8b59d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8b59d
  2. #cebca7
  3. #d3c4b1
  4. #d9cbba
  5. #ded3c4
  6. #e4dace
  7. #e9e1d8
  8. #efe9e2
  9. #f4f0eb
  10. #faf8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8b59d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8b59d
  2. #c1b09a
  3. #baaa97
  4. #b2a594
  5. #aba091
  6. #a49b8f
  7. #9d958c
  8. #969089
  9. #8e8b86
  10. #878583
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #beb7ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bcb59c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1ba9e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d0b0ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1b59c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4b89d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cdb2a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8b59d {
  color: #c8b59d;
}
Background
.bg-c8b59d {
  background-color: #c8b59d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8b59d {
  border: 2px solid #c8b59d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8b59d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 181 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 33 28% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8b59d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8b59d, #c5c89d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8b59d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 181 157 / 0.35);
}

#d2b48c Tan ΔE 5.28 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 8.08 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.59 #edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 8.66 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 9.83 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 10.32 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 10.51 #374a62 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Tan
#c8b59d  rgb(200, 181, 157)  hsl(33, 28%, 70%)  Tan
#9db0c8  rgb(157, 176, 200)  hsl(213, 28%, 70%)  Light Steel Blue
#9dc8b5  rgb(157, 200, 181)  hsl(153, 28%, 70%)  Opal
#b59dc8  rgb(181, 157, 200)  hsl(273, 28%, 70%)  Lilac