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Description and conversion results of color #c8aa99

It is a bright grayish orange color having an approximate luminance of 72%. It has a hue value of 22° indicating that this is a warm color.

 

Some of the most similar colors to this color are Tumbleweed, Silver Pink, Desert Sand, Khaki (Web), Antique Brass, Tan, Grullo, Black Shadows, Silver (Crayola) and Pale Silver. A bit below you will find the most similar RAL, Pantone and Sherwin-Williams colors too.

Conversion results

The following list contains the conversion results of color #c8aa99 to rgb, hexadecimal, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz colorspaces. Each format represents the same color.

rgb (200, 170, 153) #c8aa99 hsl (21.7, 29.9%, 69.2%) hsv (21.7, 23.5%, 78.4%) lab (71.8, 8.3, 12.8) xyz (43.9, 43.3, 36.2)

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Similar RAL, Pantone and Sherwin-Williams colors

In real life paints might have a different shade compared to as they appear on your display. You shall always consult and double-check colors with a professional paint provider before you order.

The following table contains the nearest matching standard colors.

The left side contains the reference color, while the right side shows the matched color. For each item there is a link to our partner MyPerfectColor.com, where you can buy corresponding paints.

   Pantone 1R02 SPBUY PAINT >>
   Pantone 2Y01 SPBUY PAINT >>
   Pantone 2Y02 SPBUY PAINT >>
   RAL D2 060 70 20BUY PAINT >>
   RAL D2 050 70 20BUY PAINT >>
   RAL D2 050 70 10BUY PAINT >>
   Sherwin-Williams 0079BUY PAINT >>
   Sherwin-Williams 6059BUY PAINT >>
   Sherwin-Williams 6052BUY PAINT >>

Tints, shades and tones

Tints, shades and tones are generated from the base color by adding white, black and gray paint to #c8aa99 respectively. The process results a harmonic color scale.

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Tints

These are the color variants which are generated by adding white color to the base color. This process results a scale from a bright grayish orange color to white. The warmness of the color remains the same as it gets brigther and brighter.


This color scale contains similar colors to Desert Sand, Pale Silver, Silver (Crayola), Silver Pink, Champagne Pink, Almond, Linen, Timberwolf, Seashell, Isabelline, Snow and Cultured.


Shades

These are the color variants which are generated by adding black color to the base color. This process results a scale from a bright grayish orange color to black. The warmness of the color remains the same as it gets darker and darker.


This color scale contains similar colors to Cinereous, Beaver, Rocket Metallic, Middle Grey, Umber, Liver, Davy's Grey, Granite Gray, Dark Lava, Taupe, Black Coffee, Jet, Eerie Black, Black Chocolate, Raisin Black and Smoky Black.


Tones

These are the color variants which are generated by adding gray color to the base color. This process results a scale from a bright grayish orange color to gray. The warmness of the color remains the same as it gets grayer and grayer.


This color scale contains similar colors to Silver Pink, Black Shadows, Pale Silver, Silver (Crayola), Silver Chalice, Quick Silver, Silver (Metallic) and Gray (X11 Gray).

Color schemes and palettes

Color schemes represent a set of colors creating a harmonic and aesthetic feeling. Color schemes are generated by choosing colors around the color wheel.

We can talk about monochromatic, complementary, triadic and tetradic color schemes, choosing one, two, three or four colors around the color wheel respectively.

In the following tables these color schemes are present.


Monochromatic

The monochromatic scale is generated by choosing colors on the color wheel near to the base color. As the colors of the monochromatic scale are close to each other, they create a harmonic feeling.




This color scale contains warm colors. There are variants of red and orange colors in the above items, which contain similar colors to Rose Ebony, Dark Liver (horses), Tuscany, Pastel Pink, Café Noir, Tumbleweed, Grullo, Olive Drab 7, Dark Lava and Khaki (Web).


Complementary

The complementary scale is generated by choosing the color on the opposite side on the color wheel relative to the base color. This results in slight vibrating tension between the complementary colors.


This color scale contains warm and cold colors. There are variants of orange and azure colors in the above items, which contain similar colors to Liver Chestnut, Beaver, Charcoal, Midnight Green (Eagle Green), Pewter Blue and Dark Sky Blue.


Triadic

The triadic scale is generated by choosing two colors on the color wheel relative to the base color. This combines the slight vibrating tension and the harmonic feeling between the triadic colors.



This color scale contains warm and cold colors. There are variants of orange, blue, cyan and green colors in the above items, which contain similar colors to Liver Chestnut, Beaver, Independence, Purple Navy, Blue Bell, Wild Blue Yonder, MSU Green, Brunswick Green, Green Sheen and Cambridge Blue.


Tetradic

The tetradic scale is generated by choosing three colors on the color wheel relative to the base color. This combination covers the whole color wheel containing both the complementary and harmonic colors of the base color.




This color scale contains warm and cold colors. There are variants of orange, green, azure and magenta colors in the above items, which contain similar colors to Liver Chestnut, Beaver, Kombu Green, Rifle Green, Laurel Green, Cambridge Blue, Charcoal, Midnight Green (Eagle Green), Pewter Blue, Dark Sky Blue, English Violet, Eggplant, Lilac Luster and Rose Quartz.

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