Palettes / Colors / #C8AAA7
#C8AAA7 — Light Dusty Red
#C8AAA7 is a red color we call Light Dusty Red, closest to the named color Tan (#D2B48C). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: tan (#D2B48C) — not an exact match. CSS tan gives you #D2B48C, a different color; use #C8AAA7 when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#C8AAA7 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.
Its strongest partner is its complement #A7C5C8; it also sits naturally between #C8A7B5 and #C8BAA7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #C8AAA7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 200, 170, 167 |
| HSL | 5°, 23%, 72% |
| HSV | 5°, 16%, 78% |
| CMYK | 0%, 15%, 16%, 22% |
| XYZ | 45.17, 43.82, 42.64 |
| Yxy | 43.82, 0.3432, 0.3329 |
| CIE-Lab | 72.11, 10.41, 5.59 |
| Hunter Lab | 66.20, 9.64, 4.72 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 78% · Green 67% · Blue 65%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 16% · Key 22%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #C8AAA7
.text { color: #C8AAA7; }
.background { background-color: #C8AAA7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C8AAA7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(200, 170, 167); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(5, 23%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C8AAA7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(200, 170, 167, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C8AAA7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(200, 170, 167, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#C8AAA7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C8AAA7">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A7C5C8:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.15:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 9.76:1 AAA |
Best text color on #C8AAA7: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C8AAA7
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #C8AAA7: ·
How #C8AAA7 looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #C8AAA7 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #C8AAA7?
#C8AAA7 is Light Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 200, 170, 167). Its closest standard named color is Tan.
What is the RGB and HSL of #C8AAA7?
#C8AAA7 is RGB 200, 170, 167 — HSL 5°, 23%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 16%, 22%.
What colors go with #C8AAA7?
Its complement is #A7C5C8; analogous partners are #C8A7B5 and #C8BAA7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #C8AAA7 for text?
Black text on #C8AAA7 has a contrast ratio of 9.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.15:1.