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C8A39B

#C8A39B closest to Parfait

#C8A39B is a light, muted red; the closest named color is Parfait. In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 63.9% green and 60.8% blue (rgb(200, 163, 155)). Its HSL value is 11° hue, 29% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 23% yellow and 22% black. #C8A39B is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.17:1.

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Variations of #C8A39B

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#C8A39B color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#C8A39B for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C8A39B appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B3AE9B
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ABA79A
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B4A79A
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B3AE9B
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B9AA9B
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D19EA1
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CCA19E
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #ABABAB
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B3A9A7

#C8A39B contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.29:1 Very poor#C8A39B text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.17:1 Very good#C8A39B text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C8A39B in CSS

/* Parfait */
.color { color: #C8A39B; }
.background { background-color: #C8A39B; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C8A39B; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(200 163 155);
color: hsl(11 29% 70%);
color: oklch(0.747 0.045 32.3);

#C8A39B FAQ

What color is #C8A39B?

#C8A39B is a light, muted red. Its closest named color is Parfait. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #C8A39B?

#C8A39B is rgb(200, 163, 155) in RGB, hsl(11, 29%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 19%, 23%, 22%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C8A39B?

The complementary color of #C8A39B is #9BC0C8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C8A39B?

Black text has the best contrast on #C8A39B: 9.17:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C8A39B a warm or cool color?

#C8A39B is a warm color.