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#C99E8D

#c99e8d ≈ Tumbleweed

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#c99e8d is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 61.96% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.39% magenta, 29.85% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 17°, with 35.71% saturation and 67.06% 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 8.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tumbleweed (#deaa88), ΔE 6.91.

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Relative luminance0.3879

Complementary

  1. #c99e8d
  2. #8db8c9

Split complementary

  1. #c99e8d
  2. #8dc9bc
  3. #8d9ac9

Analogous

  1. #c98d9a
  2. #c99e8d
  3. #c9bc8d

Triadic

  1. #c99e8d
  2. #8dc99e
  3. #9e8dc9

Tetradic

  1. #c99e8d
  2. #b8c98d
  3. #8db8c9
  4. #9e8dc9

Square

  1. #c99e8d
  2. #9ac98d
  3. #8db8c9
  4. #bc8dc9

Monochromatic

  1. #80503d
  2. #b07259
  3. #c99e8d
  4. #e2cac1
  5. #f8f3f1

Shades

#c99e8d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c99e8d
  2. #b58e7f
  3. #a17e71
  4. #8d6f63
  5. #795f55
  6. #654f47
  7. #503f38
  8. #3c2f2a
  9. #28201c
  10. #14100e
  11. #000000

Tints

#c99e8d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c99e8d
  2. #cea898
  3. #d4b1a4
  4. #d9bbaf
  5. #dfc5bb
  6. #e4cfc6
  7. #e9d8d1
  8. #efe2dd
  9. #f4ece8
  10. #faf5f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c99e8d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c99e8d
  2. #c29b8c
  3. #ba988a
  4. #b39589
  5. #ac9288
  6. #a58f87
  7. #9d8c85
  8. #968984
  9. #8f8683
  10. #878381
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6a49d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9a28c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3ab8d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d49899 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6a18c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bca68d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d09a95 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c99e8d {
  color: #c99e8d;
}
Background
.bg-c99e8d {
  background-color: #c99e8d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c99e8d {
  border: 2px solid #c99e8d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c99e8d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 158 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 17 36% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c99e8d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c99e8d, #c9bc8d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c99e8d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 158 141 / 0.35);
}

#deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 6.91 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 8.45 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 8.56 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 8.66 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.25 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 9.52 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 11.10 #366172 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Tumbleweed
#c99e8d  rgb(201, 158, 141)  hsl(17, 36%, 67%)  Tumbleweed
#8db8c9  rgb(141, 184, 201)  hsl(197, 36%, 67%)  Moonstone Blue
#8dc99e  rgb(141, 201, 158)  hsl(137, 36%, 67%)  Dark Sea Green
#9e8dc9  rgb(158, 141, 201)  hsl(257, 36%, 67%)  Purple Mountain Majesty