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#C8A8A5 closest to Parfait

#C8A8A5 is a light, muted red; the closest named color is Parfait. In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 65.9% green and 64.7% blue (rgb(200, 168, 165)). Its HSL value is 5° hue, 24% saturation and 72% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 17% yellow and 22% black. #C8A8A5 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.60:1.

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Variations of #C8A8A5

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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#C8A8A5 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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#C8A8A5 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C8A8A5 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 #B5B2A5
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AEACA5
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B6ABA5
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B5B2A5
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BBAEA5
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D0A5A7
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CBA7A6
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #AFAFAF
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B6ADAD

#C8A8A5 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.19:1 Very poor#C8A8A5 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.60:1 Very good#C8A8A5 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C8A8A5 in CSS

/* Parfait */
.color { color: #C8A8A5; }
.background { background-color: #C8A8A5; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C8A8A5; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(200 168 165);
color: hsl(5 24% 72%);
color: oklch(0.759 0.038 24.3);

#C8A8A5 FAQ

What color is #C8A8A5?

#C8A8A5 is a light, muted red. Its closest named color is Parfait. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #C8A8A5?

#C8A8A5 is rgb(200, 168, 165) in RGB, hsl(5, 24%, 72%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 16%, 17%, 22%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C8A8A5?

The complementary color of #C8A8A5 is #A5C5C8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C8A8A5?

Black text has the best contrast on #C8A8A5: 9.60:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C8A8A5 a warm or cool color?

#C8A8A5 is a warm color.