#c4b8ad

Color #c4b8ad

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.82 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#c4b8ad

RGB

rgb(196, 184, 173)

HSL

hsl(28.7, 16.3%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(28.7, 11.7%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.1%, 11.7%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(75.47, 2.36, 7.11)

LCH

lch(75.47, 7.49, 71.64)

OKLCH

oklch(79%, 0.0205, 64.93)

HWB

hwb(28.7, 67.8%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adb9c4

Analogous

#c4adae

#c4b8ad

#c4c4ad

Triadic

#c4b8ad

#adc4b8

#b8adc4

Split-complementary

#c4b8ad

#adc4c4

#adaec4

Tetradic

#c4b8ad

#b9c4ad

#adb9c4

#b8adc4

Square

#c4b8ad

#aec4ad

#adb9c4

#c4adc4

Shades

Color #c4b8ad mixed toward black.

#aa9989

#8f7a67

#6b5c4d

#483d34

#241f1a

Tints

Color #c4b8ad mixed toward white.

#cec4bb

#d8d0c8

#e2dcd6

#ebe7e4

#f5f3f1

Tones

Color #c4b8ad mixed toward gray.

#c2b8af

#c0b8b1

#beb8b3

#bcb8b5

#bbb9b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfbfb0 · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#c0c1b0 · ΔE 8

Tritanopia

#c3b2b2 · ΔE 6.8

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 6.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #c4b8ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c4b8ad]

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Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Frequently asked questions

#c4b8ad (#c4b8ad) is rgb(196, 184, 173) in RGB.

No, #c4b8ad is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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