Information about #C4A887 color

#C4A887 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #C4A887 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(196, 168, 135) — 76.9% red, 65.9% green, 52.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 11 / 24 / 23. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#C4A887 is a softly balanced orange that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Light Ash Brown (#C2A487). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Soul (#C1A78B) and Best Beige (#C7A68B).

In RGB terms — rgb(196, 168, 135) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #C4A887 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.3:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#C4A887 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#C4A887 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C4A887 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C4A887 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C4A887 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#C4A887 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #C4A887

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Light Ash Brown color link
Light Ash Brown

#C2A487

Soul color link
Soul

#C1A78B

Best Beige color link
Best Beige

#C7A68B

Rodeo Dust color link
Rodeo Dust

#C7A384

Canterbury Clay color link
Canterbury Clay

#C6AE83

Putty color link
Putty

#BEAE8A

Cameo color link
Cameo

#CCA483

Khaki Traditional color link
Khaki Traditional

#C4B289

Light French Beige color link
Light French Beige

#C8AD7F

Pavlova color link
Pavlova

#BAAB87

Okey Dokey color link
Okey Dokey

#BCA184

Toupe color link
Toupe

#C7AC7D

#C4A887 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C4A887
  • RGB196, 168, 135
  • CMYK0, 11, 24, 23
  • CSSrgb(196, 168, 135)
  • HSL32°, 34%, 65%
  • HSL Precise32.459°, 34.078%, 64.902%
  • HSV32°, 31%, 77%
  • HSB32°, 31%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • GLSLvec3(0.769, 0.659, 0.529)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.769, 0.659, 0.529, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.769, 0.659, 0.529)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB52.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC4A887
  • DECIMAL ID12888199
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers41 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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