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#C9857E

#c9857e ≈ Old Rose

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#c9857e is a color from the red family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 52.16% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 33.83% magenta, 37.31% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 5.6°, with 40.98% saturation and 64.12% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Rose (#c08081), ΔE 3.74.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.307

Complementary

  1. #c9857e
  2. #7ec2c9

Split complementary

  1. #c9857e
  2. #7ec9ab
  3. #7e9dc9

Analogous

  1. #c97e9d
  2. #c9857e
  3. #c9ab7e

Triadic

  1. #c9857e
  2. #7ec985
  3. #857ec9

Tetradic

  1. #c9857e
  2. #c2c97e
  3. #7ec2c9
  4. #857ec9

Square

  1. #c9857e
  2. #9dc97e
  3. #7ec2c9
  4. #ab7ec9

Monochromatic

  1. #7b3a33
  2. #b1544a
  3. #c9857e
  4. #e0b8b4
  5. #f6ebea

Shades

#c9857e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c9857e
  2. #b57871
  3. #a16a65
  4. #8d5d58
  5. #79504c
  6. #65433f
  7. #503532
  8. #3c2826
  9. #281b19
  10. #140d0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#c9857e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c9857e
  2. #ce918b
  3. #d49d98
  4. #d9aaa5
  5. #dfb6b2
  6. #e4c2bf
  7. #e9cecb
  8. #efdad8
  9. #f4e7e5
  10. #faf3f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c9857e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c9857e
  2. #c2857e
  3. #ba847e
  4. #b3847f
  5. #ac837f
  6. #a5837f
  7. #9d827f
  8. #96827f
  9. #8f8180
  10. #878180
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ad908d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #938e7d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a49c7d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d77d83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab8b7e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4937d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d18081 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c9857e {
  color: #c9857e;
}
Background
.bg-c9857e {
  background-color: #c9857e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c9857e {
  border: 2px solid #c9857e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c9857e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 133 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 6 41% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c9857e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c9857e, #c9ab7e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c9857e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 133 126 / 0.35);
}

#c08081 Old Rose ΔE 3.74 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 6.12 #f08080 Light Coral ΔE 7.74 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 9.11 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 9.32 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 9.35 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 9.49 #367a81 Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Old Rose
#c9857e  rgb(201, 133, 126)  hsl(6, 41%, 64%)  Old Rose
#7ec2c9  rgb(126, 194, 201)  hsl(186, 41%, 64%)  Sky Blue
#7ec985  rgb(126, 201, 133)  hsl(126, 41%, 64%)  Emerald
#857ec9  rgb(133, 126, 201)  hsl(246, 41%, 64%)  Medium Purple