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Information about #C8A05B color

#C8A05B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C8A05B falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(200, 160, 91) — 78.4% red, 62.7% green, 35.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 16 / 43 / 22. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #C8A05B reads as a pleasantly vivid orange and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Metallic Brass (#C49E5B). Slightly further away sit Vintage Orange (#C9995D) and Sand Brown (#CBA560).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(200, 160, 91)), which gives #C8A05B its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C8A05B: 8.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. No one has named #C8A05B so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#C8A05B color variations

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

#C8A05B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C8A05B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C8A05B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C8A05B 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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#C8A05B 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 #C8A05B

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

Metallic Brass color link
Metallic Brass

#C49E5B

Vintage Orange color link
Vintage Orange

#C9995D

Sand Brown color link
Sand Brown

#CBA560

Double Putty color link
Double Putty

#C09B59

Laser color link
Laser

#C6A95E

Oxstone color link
Oxstone

#C39D64

Mind on a Million Gold color link
Mind on a Million Gold

#BE9D5E

Aztec Gold color link
Aztec Gold

#C39953

Brown Yellow color link
Brown Yellow

#CC9966

Apache color link
Apache

#D3A95C

Desert color link
Desert

#CCAD60

Uluru color link
Uluru

#BF9B67

#C8A05B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C8A05B
  • RGB200, 160, 91
  • CMYK0, 16, 43, 22
  • CSSrgb(200, 160, 91)
  • HSL38°, 50%, 57%
  • HSL Precise37.982°, 49.772%, 57.059%
  • HSV38°, 55%, 78%
  • HSB38°, 55%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.784
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.627
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • GLSLvec3(0.784, 0.627, 0.357)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.784, 0.627, 0.357, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.784, 0.627, 0.357)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB35.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC8A05B
  • DECIMAL ID13148251
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited7 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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