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#C8A98E closest to Semolina

#C8A98E is a light, muted orange; the closest named color is Semolina. In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 66.3% green and 55.7% blue (rgb(200, 169, 142)). Its HSL value is 28° hue, 35% saturation and 67% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 29% yellow and 22% black. #C8A98E is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.52:1.

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Variations of #C8A98E

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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#C8A98E 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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#C8A98E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C8A98E 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 #BAB18E
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B3AB8C
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B9AB8D
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BAB18E
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BEAE8E
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D2A3A2
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CCA697
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #AFAFAF
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B5ADA7

#C8A98E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.21:1 Very poor#C8A98E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.52:1 Very good#C8A98E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C8A98E in CSS

/* Semolina */
.color { color: #C8A98E; }
.background { background-color: #C8A98E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C8A98E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(200 169 142);
color: hsl(28 35% 67%);
color: oklch(0.755 0.052 63.0);

#C8A98E FAQ

What color is #C8A98E?

#C8A98E is a light, muted orange. Its closest named color is Semolina. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #C8A98E?

#C8A98E is rgb(200, 169, 142) in RGB, hsl(28, 35%, 67%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 16%, 29%, 22%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C8A98E?

The complementary color of #C8A98E is #8EADC8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C8A98E?

Black text has the best contrast on #C8A98E: 9.52:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C8A98E a warm or cool color?

#C8A98E is a warm color.