Information about #C8A474 color

#C8A474 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #C8A474 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(200, 164, 116) — 78.4% red, 64.3% green, 45.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 14 / 33 / 22. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#C8A474 is a clearly saturated amber-leaning orange that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Golden Thistle Yellow (#CAA375). Slightly further away sit White Oak (#CE9F6F) and Quarter Sorrell Brown (#C1A07D).

The recipe behind #C8A474 is rgb(200, 164, 116), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C8A474: 9.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#C8A474 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#C8A474 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C8A474 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C8A474 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C8A474 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#C8A474 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #C8A474

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Golden Thistle Yellow color link
Golden Thistle Yellow

#CAA375

White Oak color link
White Oak

#CE9F6F

Quarter Sorrell Brown color link
Quarter Sorrell Brown

#C1A07D

Toupe color link
Toupe

#C7AC7D

Safari color link
Safari

#C0A469

Light French Beige color link
Light French Beige

#C8AD7F

Pale Oak color link
Pale Oak

#BBA46D

Camel color link
Camel

#C19A6B

Cameo color link
Cameo

#CCA483

Coromandel color link
Coromandel

#B9A873

Pure Beige color link
Pure Beige

#C09E80

Muka color link
Muka

#D2AC7D

#C8A474 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C8A474
  • RGB200, 164, 116
  • CMYK0, 14, 33, 22
  • CSSrgb(200, 164, 116)
  • HSL34°, 43%, 62%
  • HSL Precise34.286°, 43.299%, 61.961%
  • HSV34°, 42%, 78%
  • HSB34°, 42%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.784
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.643
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • GLSLvec3(0.784, 0.643, 0.455)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.784, 0.643, 0.455, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.784, 0.643, 0.455)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC8A474
  • DECIMAL ID13149300
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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