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What color is C8B8AA?

The RGB color code for color number #C8B8AA is RGB(200, 184, 170). In the RGB color model, #C8B8AA has a red value of 200, a green value of 184, and a blue value of 170. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 8.0% magenta, 15.0% yellow, and 21.6% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 28° (degrees), 21.4 % saturation, and 72.5 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #C8B8AA has a hue of 28° (degrees), 15.0 % saturation and 78.4 % brightness/value.



Color C8B8AA is cool or warm?

Color C8B8AA is a warm color.



What is the LRV of #C8B8AA? (For interior and product design)

C8B8AA has an LRV of nearly 49. By LRV value, it is a medium light color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.



Dark Color

#C8B8AA

Light Color


Compare LRV 49 of #C8B8AA with dark and light Color




Is #C8B8AA Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color C8B8AA meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

  • Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
  • Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.





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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions


HEX #C8B8AA color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB


RGBA / RGB

RGB(200, 184, 170)
Red
200 (78.4%)
Green
184 (72.2%)
Blue
170 (66.7%)
Alpha
1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan
0.00%
Magenta
8.00%
Yellow
15.00%
Key
21.57%

HSL

HSL(28deg, 21.4 %, 72.5 %)

Hue
28°
Saturation
21.43 %.
Lightness
72.55 %.

RYB

RYB(35, 68, 45)
Red
35 (13.8%)
Yellow
68 (26.6%)
Blue
45 (17.5%)

HSV/HSB

Hue
28°
Saturation
15.00 %.
Brightness / Value
78.43 %.

HWB

H: 28°

W: 66.67 %

B: 21.57 %

XYZ

X : 48.22

Y : 49.46

Z : 45.04

YXY

Y1 : 49.46

X : 0.34

Y2 : 0.35

CMY

C : 21.57%

M : 27.84%

Y : 33.33%


LRV

~ 49.5 %

Munsell Color System

2.4Y 7.4/1.7

CIE-Lab

L : 75.74

A : 3.34

B : 9.15

CIE-Lch

L : 75.74

C : 9.75

H : 69.93

CIE-Luv

L : 75.74

U : 10.44

V : 12.59

Hunter-Lab

L : 70.33

A : -0.7

B : 11.26






Color Names and Paint



Color Name of HEX #C8B8AA


Here are the colors similar to C8B8AA. Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.



#CCB3A3
Dark Nude
ΔE - 3.67 (96.3% similar)
#C9C0BB
Pale Silver
ΔE - 4.75 (95.2% similar)
#DBC1AA
Coffee Foam
ΔE - 4.99 (95.0% similar)
#CFB095
Hazelnut
ΔE - 6.28 (93.7% similar)




Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system


Pantone PMS


Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to C8B8AA.


#C8B8AD
PANTONE 4085 C
ΔE - 1.45 (98.6% similar)
#C5B9AC
PANTONE 7528 C
ΔE - 1.75 (98.3% similar)
#C1B1A2
PANTONE 4267 C
ΔE - 1.97 (98.0% similar)
#D3BBA8
PANTONE 481 C
ΔE - 3.33 (96.7% similar)


Pantone TCX


Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to C8B8AA.




RAL Design


RAL Design color similar/equivalent to C8B8AA.


#D4C3B3
RAL 070 80 10 - Flax Beige
ΔE - 2.96 (97.0% similar)
#D7C3B5
RAL 060 80 10 - Soft Greige
ΔE - 3.51 (96.5% similar)
#D6C5B4
RAL 075 80 10 - Chalk Beige
ΔE - 3.54 (96.5% similar)
#D5C6B4
RAL 080 80 10 - Pastel Sand
ΔE - 4.02 (96.0% similar)


British Standard 4800


British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to C8B8AA.


#BEB7A7
BS 00-A-03 - Grey
ΔE - 4.98 (95.0% similar)
#DAC9AF
BS 06-A-03 - Grey
ΔE - 6.37 (93.6% similar)


RAL Classic


RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to C8B8AA.


#B7B3A8
RAL 7044 - Silk Gray
ΔE - 5.94 (94.1% similar)
#B5B0A1
RAL 7032 - Pebble Gray
ΔE - 6.38 (93.6% similar)




Paint color for Hex #C8B8AA


Here are the paint colors similar to C8B8AA. Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.


Sherwin Williams

Hex color C8B8AA similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #C8B8AA to Sherwin Williams


#CBB9AB
Bona Fide Beige (SW 6065)
ΔE - 0.98 (99.0% similar)
#C5B1A2
Sand Dune (SW 6086)
ΔE - 2.36 (97.6% similar)
#C6B3A9
Doeskin (SW 6044)
ΔE - 3.00 (97.0% similar)
#CAB3A0
Familiar Beige (SW 6093)
ΔE - 3.06 (96.9% similar)


PPG Paints

Hex color C8B8AA similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #C8B8AA to PPG Paints


#CAB8AB
Grey Mauve (PPG18-03)
ΔE - 1.20 (98.8% similar)
#C6BAAF
Legendary (PPG1019-3)
ΔE - 1.84 (98.2% similar)
#CEC1B5
Whippet (PPG1020-3)
ΔE - 2.58 (97.4% similar)
#D0BBB0
Pueblo (PPG1073-4)
ΔE - 3.28 (96.7% similar)


Valspar

Hex color C8B8AA similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #C8B8AA to Valspar


#C4B3A4
Clean Sweep (2007-10B)
ΔE - 1.40 (98.6% similar)
#C7B5A4
Mesa Tumbleweed (2008-10A)
ΔE - 1.47 (98.5% similar)
#CCB9AC
Dust Bunny (2005-10B)
ΔE - 1.67 (98.3% similar)
#CFC0B6
Boardwalk Sashay (8004-7B)
ΔE - 2.76 (97.2% similar)


Behr

Hex color C8B8AA similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #C8B8AA to Behr


#CEBCAE
Windrift Beige (N190-3)
ΔE - 1.46 (98.5% similar)
#CABAB1
Gray Ashlar (N170-3)
ΔE - 2.52 (97.5% similar)
#CBBEB5
Race Track (N180-3)
ΔE - 2.69 (97.3% similar)
#CEBDB4
Smokey Pink (N150-2)
ΔE - 3.03 (97.0% similar)


Dunn-Edwards

Hex color C8B8AA similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #C8B8AA to Dunn-Edwards


#C5B5A4
Steveareno Beige (DEC 766)
ΔE - 1.63 (98.4% similar)
#C2B1A1
Coral Clay (DEC 719)
ΔE - 2.05 (97.9% similar)
#C7B39E
Rincon Cove (DEC 757)
ΔE - 3.06 (96.9% similar)
#BCAB9C
Stanford Stone (DET 696)
ΔE - 3.56 (96.4% similar)


Benjamin Moore

Hex color C8B8AA similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #C8B8AA to Benjamin Moore


#CCB9AD
Meadow Pink (1011)
ΔE - 2.01 (98.0% similar)
#C3B8AE
Hazelwood (1005)
ΔE - 2.32 (97.7% similar)
#D1B9A9
Cashmere Wrap (CSP-345)
ΔE - 3.21 (96.8% similar)
#D3C4BA
Rose Dust (1010)
ΔE - 3.59 (96.4% similar)







Color Combinations


#C8B8AA color palettes and scheme combination


Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.




Complementary / Opposite Color



C8B8AA
Dark Nude*

AABAC8
Pastel Blue*


Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.


What is the contrasting color of #C8B8AA?

Color that best contrast with #C8B8AA is #AABAC8, color name is Pastel Blue*
Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.


What color compliments #C8B8AA?

Complementary or Opposite color for #C8B8AA is #AABAC8, color name is Pastel Blue*.





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