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#C8A87F

#c8a87f ≈ Tan

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#c8a87f is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 65.88% green and 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 36.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 33.7°, with 39.89% saturation and 64.12% 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 9.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tan (#d2b48c), ΔE 3.27.

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Relative luminance0.4182

Complementary

  1. #c8a87f
  2. #7f9fc8

Split complementary

  1. #c8a87f
  2. #7fc4c8
  3. #847fc8

Analogous

  1. #c8847f
  2. #c8a87f
  3. #c4c87f

Triadic

  1. #c8a87f
  2. #7fc8a8
  3. #a87fc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8a87f
  2. #9fc87f
  3. #7f9fc8
  4. #a87fc8

Square

  1. #c8a87f
  2. #7fc884
  3. #7f9fc8
  4. #c87fc4

Monochromatic

  1. #7a5b34
  2. #af834b
  3. #c8a87f
  4. #dfccb5
  5. #f6f1ea

Shades

#c8a87f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8a87f
  2. #b49772
  3. #a08666
  4. #8c7659
  5. #78654c
  6. #645440
  7. #504333
  8. #3c3226
  9. #282219
  10. #14110d
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8a87f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8a87f
  2. #ceb18c
  3. #d3b999
  4. #d9c2a5
  5. #decbb2
  6. #e4d4bf
  7. #e9dccc
  8. #efe5d9
  9. #f4eee5
  10. #faf6f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8a87f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8a87f
  2. #c1a47f
  3. #baa07f
  4. #b29c7f
  5. #ab987f
  6. #a49480
  7. #9d9080
  8. #968c80
  9. #8e8880
  10. #878480
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8ab9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4a97c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcb080 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d4a09d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bca87d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1ad80 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cfa392 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8a87f {
  color: #c8a87f;
}
Background
.bg-c8a87f {
  background-color: #c8a87f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8a87f {
  border: 2px solid #c8a87f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8a87f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 168 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 34 40% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8a87f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8a87f, #c4c87f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8a87f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 168 127 / 0.35);
}

#d2b48c Tan ΔE 3.27 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 4.39 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 5.06 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 7.12 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 7.46 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 7.66 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 9.33 #375780 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Tan
#c8a87f  rgb(200, 168, 127)  hsl(34, 40%, 64%)  Tan
#7f9fc8  rgb(127, 159, 200)  hsl(214, 40%, 64%)  Iceberg
#7fc8a8  rgb(127, 200, 168)  hsl(154, 40%, 64%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a87fc8  rgb(168, 127, 200)  hsl(274, 40%, 64%)  Floral Lavender