#c2a48a Color Information

#c2a48a Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #c2a48a. In RGB, it consists of 76.1% Red, 64.3% Green, and 54.1% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 15.5% Magenta, 28.9% Yellow, and 23.9% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 27.9°, with saturation of 31.5% and lightness of 65.1%. The decimal value for #c2a48a is 12756106, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc9999. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #c2a48a is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#c2a48a Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color194, 164, 138 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color76.1%, 64.3%, 54.1% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.239, 0.357, 0.459 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.155, 0.289, 0.239 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color27.9°, 31.5%, 65.1% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color27.9°, 28.9%, 76.1% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color40.111, 39.855, 29.623 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color194, 187, 138 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code12756106 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color69.366, 7.083, 17.588 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)69.366, 18.961, 68.066 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color69.366, 20.661, 22.712 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color63.131, 2.933, 16.371 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.366, 0.364, 39.855 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290946186 / 0xffc2a48a Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc9999 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #c2a48a

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #c2a48a, its pure hue is 27.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 31.5%, and its lightness is 65.1%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #c2a48a, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #181511 to #aa9079.

Tints of #c2a48a

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #c2a48a, its pure hue is 27.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 31.5%, and its lightness is 65.1%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #c2a48a, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #caaf99 to #f7f4f0.

Tones of #c2a48a

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #c2a48a, its pure hue is 27.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 31.5%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #c2a48a, which range from #a6a6a6 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ffa04d (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #c2a48a

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #c2a48a! For #c2a48a, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #c2a48a. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #c2a48a

This color, #c2a48a, consists of 76.1% Red, 64.3% Green, and 54.1% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 194, Green = 164, Blue = 138. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #c2a48a is 0% Cyan, 15.5% Magenta, 28.9% Yellow, and 23.9% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R76.1%
C0.0%
G64.3%
M15.5%
B54.1%
Y28.9%
K23.9%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 194 164 138
Octal 302 244 212
Hexa #c2 #a4 #8a
Binary 11000010 10100100 10001010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 15 28 23
Octal 0 17 34 27
Hexa #00 #0f #1c #17
Binary 00000000 00001111 00011100 00010111

Analogous Colors of #c2a48a

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #c2a48a — which has hue 27.9° — its analogous colors are located at 27.9° and 357.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c2a48a.

Triadic Colors of #c2a48a

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #c2a48a — which has hue 27.9° — its triadic colors are located at 27.9° and 267.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c2a48a.

Complementary Color of #c2a48a

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #c2a48a — which has hue 27.9° — its complementary color is located at 207.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c2a48a.

Split Complementary Colors of #c2a48a

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #c2a48a — which has hue 27.9° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 27.9° and 237.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c2a48a.

Tetradic Colors of #c2a48a

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #c2a48a — which has hue 27.9° — its tetradic colors are located at 297.9°, 27.9°, 117.9°, and 207.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c2a48a.

Monochromatic Colors of #c2a48a

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #c2a48a, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #8d7866 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #e8d1be (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #c2a48a

We want to make getting started with #c2a48a on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #c2a48a into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #c2a48a can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #c2a48a with other HTML elements.

#c2a48a Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #c2a48a.
<span style="color: #c2a48a;">The color of this text is #c2a48a.</span>

#c2a48a Background Color

The background color for this text is #c2a48a.
<div style="background-color: #c2a48a; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #c2a48a.</div>

#c2a48a Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #c2a48a.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #c2a48a;">This color for the shadow of this text is #c2a48a.</span>

#c2a48a Border Color

This is a div with border color #c2a48a.
<div style="border: #c2a48a 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #c2a48a.</div>

#c2a48a Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #c2a48a on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #c2a48a; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #c2a48a on a white background.</div></div>

#c2a48a Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #c2a48a on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #c2a48a; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #c2a48a on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #c2a48a to White

This is a gradient from #c2a48a to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#c2a48a,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#c2a48a,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#c2a48a,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#c2a48a,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #c2a48a to white.</div>

Gradient from #c2a48a to Black

This is a gradient from #c2a48a to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#c2a48a,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#c2a48a,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#c2a48a,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#c2a48a,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #c2a48a to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #c2a48a

In addition to using #c2a48a on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #c2a48a in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #c2a48a, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 194, Green = 164, Blue = 138). If you need details about the color coordinates of #c2a48a in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #c2a48a
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(194, 164, 138)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #c2a48a; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #c2a48a; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #c2a48a; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(194, 164, 138);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#c2a48a")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:194, green:164, blue:138, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:194 green:164 blue:138 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(194f, 164f, 138f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(194, 164, 138);
 

#c2a48a Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #c2a48a the same way. For those with color blindness, #c2a48a might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #c2a48a looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #c2a48a is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #c2a48a looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #c2a48a will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #c2a48a is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.3:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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