What color is #C8AA9F?

#C8AA9F is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Sable Cloaked. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8AA9F?

The RGB value is 200, 170, 159: 200 red, 170 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8AA9F?

The complementary color is #9FBDC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8AA9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8AA9F color

#C8AA9F rgb(200, 170, 159)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C8AA9F is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 66.7% green and 62.4% blue (200, 170, 159).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 27% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 21% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Sable Cloaked (#C4A7A1), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.71:1).

#C8AA9F color codes

HEX	`#C8AA9F`
RGB	`rgb(200, 170, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 66.7%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 27%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 21%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 21%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.92, 9.16, 9.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.92, 13.36, 46.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.452, 43.533, 38.855)`
Decimal	`13150879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8AA9F, 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 #C8AA9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8AA9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.71:1	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 #C8AA9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8aa9f; }
.text { color: #c8aa9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8aa9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 170 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8aa9f, #c8be9f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C8AA9F?: #C8AA9F is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Sable Cloaked. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8AA9F?: The RGB value is 200, 170, 159: 200 red, 170 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8AA9F?: The complementary color is #9FBDC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8AA9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.