Recognised as Colour
#C8AE81
- #C8AE81
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#C8AE81 is a orange with RGB values 200, 174, 129 and HSL 38°, 39%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#C8AE81#C8AE81
HEX#C8AE81
RGBrgb(200, 174, 129)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.6824, 0.5059
RGB percentages78.4%, 68.2%, 50.6%
HSLhsl(38, 39.2%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(38, 35.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK0%, 13%, 35.5%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,151,873
CSS custom property--colour: #C8AE81;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44136WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.83:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#37517E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#819BC8
Analogous#C88B81, #BFC881
Triadic#81C8AE, #AE81C8
Split complementary#81BFC8, #8A81C8
Tetradic#81C88A, #819BC8, #C881BE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G174
B129
Red200 (78.4%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue129 (50.6%)
Hue38.03°
Saturation (HSL)39.23%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C8 · G AE · B 81
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