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#C8ACA0 closest to Frappé

#C8ACA0 is a light, muted orange; the closest named color is Frappé. In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 67.5% green and 62.7% blue (rgb(200, 172, 160)). Its HSL value is 18° hue, 27% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 20% yellow and 22% black. #C8ACA0 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.86:1.

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Variations of #C8ACA0

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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#C8ACA0 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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#C8ACA0 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C8ACA0 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 #B9B4A0
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B3AE9F
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B9AE9F
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B9B4A0
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BEB1A0
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D0A8A9
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CBAAA4
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B2B2B2
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B8B0AD

#C8ACA0 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.13:1 Very poor#C8ACA0 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.86:1 Very good#C8ACA0 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C8ACA0 in CSS

/* Frappé */
.color { color: #C8ACA0; }
.background { background-color: #C8ACA0; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C8ACA0; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(200 172 160);
color: hsl(18 27% 71%);
color: oklch(0.766 0.037 44.6);

#C8ACA0 FAQ

What color is #C8ACA0?

#C8ACA0 is a light, muted orange. Its closest named color is Frappé. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #C8ACA0?

#C8ACA0 is rgb(200, 172, 160) in RGB, hsl(18, 27%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 14%, 20%, 22%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C8ACA0?

The complementary color of #C8ACA0 is #A0BCC8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C8ACA0?

Black text has the best contrast on #C8ACA0: 9.86:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C8ACA0 a warm or cool color?

#C8ACA0 is a warm color.