What color is #C8A798?

#C8A798 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 #C8A798?

The RGB value is 200, 167, 152: 200 red, 167 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8A798?

The complementary color is #98B9C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8A798?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8A798 color

#C8A798 rgb(200, 167, 152)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C8A798 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 65.5% green and 59.6% blue (200, 167, 152).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 30% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 24% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Cashmere Clay (#CDA291), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.44:1).

#C8A798 color codes

HEX	`#C8A798`
RGB	`rgb(200, 167, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 65.5%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 30%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 24%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 24%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71, 9.75, 12.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71, 15.67, 51.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.306, 42.185, 35.561)`
Decimal	`13150104`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8A798, 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 #C8A798	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8A798 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.44:1	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 #C8A798 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8a798; }
.text { color: #c8a798; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8a798; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 167 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8a798, #c8bf98); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Rose.

Questions

What color is #C8A798?: #C8A798 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 #C8A798?: The RGB value is 200, 167, 152: 200 red, 167 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8A798?: The complementary color is #98B9C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8A798?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.