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#C8A85E closest to Ginger Ale

#C8A85E is a light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Ginger Ale. In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 65.9% green and 36.9% blue (rgb(200, 168, 94)). Its HSL value is 42° hue, 49% saturation and 58% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 53% yellow and 22% black. #C8A85E is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.22:1.

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Variations of #C8A85E

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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#C8A85E 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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#C8A85E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C8A85E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BFAF61
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B8A758
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BDA85A
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BFAF61
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C2AC5F
  • Tritanopia 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D69D97
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CDA37C
  • Achromatopsia 80% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #ACACAC
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B3AB9D

#C8A85E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.28:1 Very poor#C8A85E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.22:1 Very good#C8A85E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C8A85E in CSS

/* Ginger Ale */
.color { color: #C8A85E; }
.background { background-color: #C8A85E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C8A85E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(200 168 94);
color: hsl(42 49% 58%);
color: oklch(0.744 0.101 86.5);

#C8A85E FAQ

What color is #C8A85E?

#C8A85E is a light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Ginger Ale. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #C8A85E?

#C8A85E is rgb(200, 168, 94) in RGB, hsl(42, 49%, 58%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 16%, 53%, 22%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C8A85E?

The complementary color of #C8A85E is #5E7EC8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C8A85E?

Black text has the best contrast on #C8A85E: 9.22:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C8A85E a warm or cool color?

#C8A85E is a warm color.