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#C8A690 closest to Cashmere Clay

#C8A690 is a light, muted orange; the closest named color is Cashmere Clay. In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 65.1% green and 56.5% blue (rgb(200, 166, 144)). Its HSL value is 24° hue, 34% saturation and 67% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 28% yellow and 22% black. #C8A690 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.31:1.

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Variations of #C8A690

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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#C8A690 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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#C8A690 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C8A690 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 #B8B090
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B0A88F
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B7A88F
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B8B090
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BCAC90
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D2A0A0
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CCA498
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #ADADAD
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B4ABA6

#C8A690 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.25:1 Very poor#C8A690 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.31:1 Very good#C8A690 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C8A690 in CSS

/* Cashmere Clay */
.color { color: #C8A690; }
.background { background-color: #C8A690; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C8A690; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(200 166 144);
color: hsl(24 34% 67%);
color: oklch(0.750 0.051 54.7);

#C8A690 FAQ

What color is #C8A690?

#C8A690 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 #C8A690?

#C8A690 is rgb(200, 166, 144) in RGB, hsl(24, 34%, 67%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 17%, 28%, 22%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C8A690?

The complementary color of #C8A690 is #90B2C8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C8A690?

Black text has the best contrast on #C8A690: 9.31:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C8A690 a warm or cool color?

#C8A690 is a warm color.