#C8C2BD

Accessibility

AAA

11.91:1

Vs white / black

1.76:1 · 11.91:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#c8c2bd

RGB

rgb(200, 194, 189)

RGBA

rgba(200, 194, 189, 1)

HSL

hsl(27, 9%, 76%)

HSLA

hsla(27, 9%, 76%, 1)

HSV

hsv(27, 5%, 78%)

LAB

lab(78.77% 1.2 3.25)

LCH

lch(78.77% 3.46 69.73)

OKLAB

oklab(0.8175 0.0045 0.0086)

OKLCH

oklch(0.8175 0.0097 62.38)

XYZ

xyz(52.30, 54.54, 55.91)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3%, 5%, 22%)

CSS

color: #c8c2bd;

CSS variable

--color-c8c2bd: #c8c2bd;

SCSS

$color-c8c2bd: #c8c2bd;

JavaScript

const color = "#c8c2bd";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#c8c2bd";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#c8c2bd" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#c8c2bd", "rgb": { "r": 200, "g": 194, "b": 189 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.8175 0.0097 62.38)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#c8c2bd-1: #c8c2bd;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

stone-300

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.45 · #D6D3D1

Nearest CSS named color

Silver

Noticeably different · ΔE 3.51 · #C0C0C0

Nearest Material color

grey-400

Noticeably different · ΔE 3.76 · #BDBDBD

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 12.82 · #F8F9FA

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50fff3e8 100f2e5db 200ded2c7 300c8bbb1 400ab9f95 5008f847a 600796e64 70062574e 8004c4239 900372d25 950211911

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

fafafa f6f5f4 f1f0ef edebe9 e8e6e4 e4e1de dfdbd9 dad6d3 d6d1ce d1ccc8 cdc7c3 c8c2bd b7b2ad a7a29e 96928e 85817e 75716e 64615f 53514f 43413f 32312f 21201f 111010

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

fafafa f6f5f4 f1f0ef edebe9 e8e6e4 e4e1de dfdbd9 dad6d3 d6d1ce d1ccc8 cdc7c3

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

b7b2ad a7a29e 96928e 85817e 75716e 64615f 53514f 43413f 32312f 21201f 111010

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

c2bcb8 bcb7b3 b6b2ae b0aca9 aaa7a4 a4a19f 9e9c99 989694 92918f 8c8b8a 868685

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#C8C2BDStop 1 #BCC2C7Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#C7BCBDStop 1 #C8C2BDStop 2 #C7C7BCStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#C8C2BDStop 1 #BCC7C1Stop 2 #C1BCC7Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#C8C2BDStop 1 #BCC7C7Stop 2 #BCBDC7Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#38332EStop 1 #615851Stop 2 #8B7E74Stop 3 #AEA59EStop 4 #D1CCC7Stop 5

Using this color

Where #c8c2bd works

#C8C2BD (#c8c2bd) sits in the deep orange family at about 27° hue, 9% saturation, and 76% lightness. Contrast is 1.76:1 on white and 11.91:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: stone-300 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #c8c2bd as small body text on white — 1.76:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.

Family context: Bold warmth and intensity. Strong for food, sports, and energetic identities. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Deep Orange range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Silver#C0C0C0 Material Grey 400#BDBDBD Material Brown 100#D7CCC8 Web Safe #CCCCCC#CCCCCC Tailwind stone 300#D6D3D1 LightGray#D3D3D3 Tailwind neutral 300#D4D4D4 Tailwind zinc 300#D4D4D8 Silver#BDC3C7 Gainsboro#DCDCDC Material Grey 300#E0E0E0 Tailwind gray 300#D1D5DB

Where #c8c2bd works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #c8c2bd as small body text on white — 1.76:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.