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#C8A679 closest to Gold Rush

#C8A679 is a light, muted orange; the closest named color is Gold Rush. In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 65.1% green and 47.5% blue (rgb(200, 166, 121)). Its HSL value is 34° hue, 42% saturation and 63% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 40% yellow and 22% black. #C8A679 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.19:1.

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Variations of #C8A679

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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#C8A679 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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#C8A679 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C8A679 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BBAF7A
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B3A776
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B9A777
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BBAF7A
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BFAC79
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D49D9A
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CDA28A
  • Achromatopsia 86% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #ABABAB
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B3AAA1

#C8A679 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.29:1 Very poor#C8A679 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.19:1 Very good#C8A679 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C8A679 in CSS

/* Gold Rush */
.color { color: #C8A679; }
.background { background-color: #C8A679; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C8A679; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(200 166 121);
color: hsl(34 42% 63%);
color: oklch(0.745 0.072 74.1);

#C8A679 FAQ

What color is #C8A679?

#C8A679 is a light, muted orange. Its closest named color is Gold Rush. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #C8A679?

#C8A679 is rgb(200, 166, 121) in RGB, hsl(34, 42%, 63%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 17%, 40%, 22%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C8A679?

The complementary color of #C8A679 is #799BC8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C8A679?

Black text has the best contrast on #C8A679: 9.19:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C8A679 a warm or cool color?

#C8A679 is a warm color.