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#C8A771 closest to Gold Rush

#C8A771 is a light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Gold Rush. In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 65.5% green and 44.3% blue (rgb(200, 167, 113)). Its HSL value is 37° hue, 44% saturation and 61% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 44% yellow and 22% black. #C8A771 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.22:1.

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Variations of #C8A771

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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#C8A771 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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#C8A771 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C8A771 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BDAF72
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B5A76D
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BBA86E
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BDAF72
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C0AC72
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D59D99
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CDA385
  • Achromatopsia 84% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #ACACAC
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B3ABA0

#C8A771 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.28:1 Very poor#C8A771 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.22:1 Very good#C8A771 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C8A771 in CSS

/* Gold Rush */
.color { color: #C8A771; }
.background { background-color: #C8A771; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C8A771; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(200 167 113);
color: hsl(37 44% 61%);
color: oklch(0.745 0.081 79.3);

#C8A771 FAQ

What color is #C8A771?

#C8A771 is a light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Gold Rush. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #C8A771?

#C8A771 is rgb(200, 167, 113) in RGB, hsl(37, 44%, 61%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 16%, 44%, 22%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C8A771?

The complementary color of #C8A771 is #7192C8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C8A771?

Black text has the best contrast on #C8A771: 9.22:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C8A771 a warm or cool color?

#C8A771 is a warm color.