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#C08A5D Color

#C08A5D is rgb(192, 138, 93) in RGB, hsl(27, 44%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 28%, 52%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tan (Crayola) (#D99A6C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.71. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C08A5D
HEX#C08A5D
RGBrgb(192, 138, 93)
HSLhsl(27, 44%, 56%)
HSVhsv(27, 52%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 28%, 52%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(67.6% 0.09 60.3)
LABlab(62.18% 17.43 32.56)
LCHlch(62.18% 36.94 61.84)

What #C08A5D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #C08A5D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tan (Crayola)#D99A6CΔE 7.71Antique Brass#CD9575ΔE 8.36Camel#C19A6BΔE 8.41Metallic Bronze#A97142ΔE 9.77Raw Sienna#D68A59ΔE 11.05Café Au Lait#A67B5BΔE 11.1

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#C08A5D Channel Values

How #C08A5D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 192 · G 138 · B 938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 27° · S 44% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 27° · S 52% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 28% · Y 52% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.99:1 vs white · 7.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C08A5D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C08A5D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C08A5D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C08A5D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C08A5D
Complementary
#5D94C0
Analogous
#C05D62
Analogous
#C0BB5D
Triadic
#5DC08A
Triadic
#8A5DC0
Split comp.
#5DC0BB
Split comp.
#5D62C0

Tints & Shades of #C08A5D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C99A73
#D1AA89
#DABAA0
#E2CAB6
#EBDACC
#F4EAE2

Shades

#B47746
#97643B
#7D5331
#5F3F25
#462E1B
#281B10

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C08A5D.

How #C08A5D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#C08A5D
Protanopia#95955C
Protanomaly#A8915D
Deuteranopia#9F9F5A
Deuteranomaly#AD975B
Tritanopia#C38585
Tritanomaly#C28777
Achromatopsia#959595

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C08A5D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-c08a5d: #C08A5D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C08A5D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c08a5d': '#C08A5D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.753, green: 0.541, blue: 0.365)
Android XML<color name="color_c08a5d">#C08A5D</color>
SVG fillfill="#C08A5D"

More Orange Colors

#C08A5D sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#C08A5D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C08A5D?

#C08A5D is a mid-tone orange — rgb(192, 138, 93) in RGB and hsl(27, 44%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tan (Crayola) (#D99A6C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.71.

What is the RGB value of #C08A5D?

#C08A5D is rgb(192, 138, 93) — red 192, green 138, and blue 93 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C08A5D?

#C08A5D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 28%, 52%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C08A5D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C08A5D scores 2.99:1 against white and 7.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C08A5D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C08A5D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darksalmon (#E9967A) at a CIE76 distance of 15.44, which is visibly different.

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