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#C2A799 Color

#C2A799 is rgb(194, 167, 153) in RGB, hsl(20, 25%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 14%, 21%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Silver Pink (#C4AEAD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C2A799
HEX#C2A799
RGBrgb(194, 167, 153)
HSLhsl(20, 25%, 68%)
HSVhsv(20, 21%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 14%, 21%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(74.8% 0.037 49.1)
LABlab(70.62% 8.53 11.10)
LCHlch(70.62% 14.00 52.45)

What #C2A799 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 #C2A799, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Silver Pink#C4AEADΔE 7.91Grullo#A99A86ΔE 8.22Dark Vanilla#D1BEA8ΔE 9.01Tuscany#C09999ΔE 9.13Khaki (Web) (Khaki)#C3B091ΔE 9.29Greige#BEB7A4ΔE 9.3

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

#C2A799 Channel Values

How #C2A799 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 194 · G 167 · B 1538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 20° · S 25% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 20° · S 21% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 14% · Y 21% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.26:1 vs white · 9.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C2A799 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 text2.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C2A799 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C2A799

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C2A799; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C2A799
Complementary
#99B4C2
Analogous
#C299A0
Analogous
#C2BB99
Triadic
#99C2A7
Triadic
#A799C2
Split comp.
#99C2BB
Split comp.
#99A0C2

Tints & Shades of #C2A799

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

#C9B2A6
#D3BFB6
#DBCBC2
#E2D6CF
#EAE1DC
#F4EEEC

Shades

#B18E7C
#9F7560
#83604E
#63483B
#46332A
#291E19

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C2A799.

How #C2A799 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#C2A799
Protanopia#ACAC99
Protanomaly#B5AA99
Deuteranopia#B1B198
Deuteranomaly#B8AD98
Tritanopia#C3A5A5
Tritanomaly#C3A6A1
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C2A799 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c2a799: #C2A799;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C2A799;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c2a799': '#C2A799' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.761, green: 0.655, blue: 0.600)
Android XML<color name="color_c2a799">#C2A799</color>
SVG fillfill="#C2A799"

More Orange Colors

#C2A799 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#C2A799 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C2A799?

#C2A799 is a light orange — rgb(194, 167, 153) in RGB and hsl(20, 25%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Silver Pink (#C4AEAD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.91.

What is the RGB value of #C2A799?

#C2A799 is rgb(194, 167, 153) — red 194, green 167, and blue 153 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C2A799?

#C2A799 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 14%, 21%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C2A799 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C2A799 scores 2.26:1 against white and 9.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C2A799 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C2A799 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 rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 12.05, which is visibly different.

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