All About Color #C8A279

#C8A279

About #C8A279

#C8A279 is a light orange color with the hex code #C8A279. In RGB it is red 200, green 162, blue 121; in HSL it is hue 31°, saturation 42%, lightness 63%; in CMYK it is 0%, 19%, 40%, 22%. Its contrast ratio is 2.36:1 on white and 8.90:1 on black.

#C8A279 Color Conversion

Hex tripletC8, A2, 79
CMYK0.00%, 19.00%, 39.50%, 21.57%
RGB Decimal200, 162, 121
HSL31°, 42%, 63%
RGB Octal310, 242, 171
HSV (HSB)31.14°, 39.50%, 78.43%
RGB Binary11001000, 10100010, 1111001
CIE-L*AB69.11, 8.43, 26.62
RGB Percent78.43%, 63.53%, 47.45%
CIE-L*CH69.11, 27.92, 72.43
XYZ40.19, 39.50, 23.60
CIE-L*UV69.11, 27.58, 33.27
xyY0.39, 0.38, 39.50
Hunter-Lab62.85, 4.16, 21.74
RYB76.16%, 78.43%, 47.45%

Color Accessibility Scores

#C8A279 on a dark background: contrast 8.90:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#C8A279 on a light background: contrast 2.36:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #C8A279, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#C8A279 · #E3CFBA · #A37443 · #799FC8 · #BACEE3

Analogous palette

#C8799F · #C87A79 · #C8A279 · #C7C879 · #9FC879

Triadic palette

#C8A279 · #79C8A2 · #A279C8 · #E3CFBA · #BAE3CF

Tetradic palette

#C8A279 · #79C87A · #799FC8 · #C879C7 · #A37443

Monochromatic palette

#775531 · #AE7C47 · #C8A279 · #DEC8AF · #F5EDE6

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