#C8B89A · Tan

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#C8B89A is a medium, muted brown color, closest to Tan and near Tan and Khaki. In OKLCH it has 79% lightness and 0.04 chroma at hue 83°. Brown suggests earthiness, comfort and reliability; it grounds brighter colors, which makes #C8B89A a natural choice for coffee shops, furniture, crafts and rustic brands. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette.

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HEX#C8B89A
RGBrgb(200, 184, 154)
HSLhsl(39, 29%, 69%)
CMYK0, 8, 23, 22
CSS var--tan
Contrast1.95:1 white · 10.78:1 black

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How to use #C8B89A

Black text passes WCAG AA on #C8B89A (10.78:1); white text does not (1.95:1).

For a calm scheme pair #C8B89A with its analogous neighbors #C7A099 and #C0C799; for contrast use its complement #99A9C7 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

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