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#C9AA93

#c9aa93 ≈ Tumbleweed

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#c9aa93 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 66.67% green and 57.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.42% magenta, 26.87% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 25.56°, with 33.33% saturation and 68.24% 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 9.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tumbleweed (#deaa88), ΔE 6.03.

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Relative luminance0.4327

Complementary

  1. #c9aa93
  2. #93b2c9

Split complementary

  1. #c9aa93
  2. #93c9c5
  3. #9397c9

Analogous

  1. #c99397
  2. #c9aa93
  3. #c9c593

Triadic

  1. #c9aa93
  2. #93c9aa
  3. #aa93c9

Tetradic

  1. #c9aa93
  2. #b2c993
  3. #93b2c9
  4. #aa93c9

Square

  1. #c9aa93
  2. #97c993
  3. #93b2c9
  4. #c593c9

Monochromatic

  1. #825d41
  2. #b08260
  3. #c9aa93
  4. #e3d2c6
  5. #f8f4f1

Shades

#c9aa93 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c9aa93
  2. #b59984
  3. #a18876
  4. #8d7767
  5. #796658
  6. #65554a
  7. #50443b
  8. #3c332c
  9. #28221d
  10. #14110f
  11. #000000

Tints

#c9aa93 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c9aa93
  2. #ceb39e
  3. #d4bba9
  4. #d9c4b3
  5. #dfccbe
  6. #e4d5c9
  7. #e9ddd4
  8. #efe6df
  9. #f4eee9
  10. #faf7f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c9aa93 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c9aa93
  2. #c2a691
  3. #baa28f
  4. #b39d8d
  5. #ac998b
  6. #a5958a
  7. #9d9188
  8. #968d86
  9. #8f8884
  10. #878482
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #baada5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3ac92 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbb293 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d3a4a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcab92 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0af93 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cfa69d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c9aa93 {
  color: #c9aa93;
}
Background
.bg-c9aa93 {
  background-color: #c9aa93;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c9aa93 {
  border: 2px solid #c9aa93;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c9aa93;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 170 147;
  --color-primary-hsl: 26 33% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c9aa93 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c9aa93, #c9c593);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c9aa93 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 170 147 / 0.35);
}

#deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 6.03 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.68 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 8.15 #edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 8.34 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 8.59 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 8.63 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.64 #36556c Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Tumbleweed
#c9aa93  rgb(201, 170, 147)  hsl(26, 33%, 68%)  Tumbleweed
#93b2c9  rgb(147, 178, 201)  hsl(206, 33%, 68%)  Moonstone Blue
#93c9aa  rgb(147, 201, 170)  hsl(146, 33%, 68%)  Dark Sea Green
#aa93c9  rgb(170, 147, 201)  hsl(266, 33%, 68%)  Wisteria