What color is #C8A18C?

#C8A18C is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cashmere Clay. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8A18C?

The RGB value is 200, 161, 140: 200 red, 161 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8A18C?

The complementary color is #8CB3C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8A18C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8A18C color

#C8A18C rgb(200, 161, 140)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C8A18C is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 63.1% green and 54.9% blue (200, 161, 140).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 35% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 30% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Cashmere Clay (#CDA291), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.93:1).

#C8A18C color codes

HEX	`#C8A18C`
RGB	`rgb(200, 161, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 63.1%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 35%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 30%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 30%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.23, 11.34, 16.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.23, 19.93, 55.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.299, 39.664, 30.286)`
Decimal	`13148556`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8A18C, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #C8A18C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8A18C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #C8A18C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8a18c; }
.text { color: #c8a18c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8a18c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 161 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8a18c, #c8bf8c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C8A18C?: #C8A18C is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cashmere Clay. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8A18C?: The RGB value is 200, 161, 140: 200 red, 161 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8A18C?: The complementary color is #8CB3C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8A18C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.