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C8A596

#C8A596 closest to Cashmere Clay

#C8A596 is a light, muted orange; the closest named color is Cashmere Clay. In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 64.7% green and 58.8% blue (rgb(200, 165, 150)). Its HSL value is 18° hue, 31% saturation and 69% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 25% yellow and 22% black. #C8A596 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.28:1.

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Variations of #C8A596

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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#C8A596 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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#C8A596 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C8A596 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B6AF96
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AEA895
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B5A895
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B6AF96
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BBAC96
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D2A0A1
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CCA39B
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #ACACAC
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B4AAA7

#C8A596 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.26:1 Very poor#C8A596 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.28:1 Very good#C8A596 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C8A596 in CSS

/* Cashmere Clay */
.color { color: #C8A596; }
.background { background-color: #C8A596; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C8A596; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(200 165 150);
color: hsl(18 31% 69%);
color: oklch(0.749 0.047 44.5);

#C8A596 FAQ

What color is #C8A596?

#C8A596 is a light, muted orange. Its closest named color is Cashmere Clay. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #C8A596?

#C8A596 is rgb(200, 165, 150) in RGB, hsl(18, 31%, 69%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 17%, 25%, 22%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C8A596?

The complementary color of #C8A596 is #96B9C8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C8A596?

Black text has the best contrast on #C8A596: 9.28:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C8A596 a warm or cool color?

#C8A596 is a warm color.