Information about #C8AA69 color

#C8AA69 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #C8AA69 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(200, 170, 105) (78.4% red, 66.7% green, 41.2% blue), or CMYK 0 / 12 / 37 / 22 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #C8AA69 reads as a clearly saturated warm orange and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Safari (#C0A469). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Desert (#CCAD60) and Sand Brown (#CBA560).

The recipe behind #C8AA69 is rgb(200, 170, 105), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #C8AA69 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.2:1. No one has named #C8AA69 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#C8AA69 color variations

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

#C8AA69 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #C8AA69

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

Safari color link
Safari

#C0A469

Desert color link
Desert

#CCAD60

Sand Brown color link
Sand Brown

#CBA560

Laser color link
Laser

#C6A95E

Gold Lustre color link
Gold Lustre

#C9B25F

White Oak color link
White Oak

#CE9F6F

Soft Chamois color link
Soft Chamois

#D4A36A

Golden Green color link
Golden Green

#BDB369

Oxstone color link
Oxstone

#C39D64

Pale Oak color link
Pale Oak

#BBA46D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C8AA69
  • RGB200, 170, 105
  • CMYK0, 12, 37, 22
  • CSSrgb(200, 170, 105)
  • HSL41°, 46%, 60%
  • HSL Precise41.053°, 46.341%, 59.804%
  • HSV41°, 48%, 78%
  • HSB41°, 48%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.784
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.412
  • GLSLvec3(0.784, 0.667, 0.412)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.784, 0.667, 0.412, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.784, 0.667, 0.412)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB41.2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC8AA69
  • DECIMAL ID13150825
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01