#C8A6A1Parfait (#C8A6A1) is a light, muted red with an OKLCH hue of 28°, lightness 0.75 and chroma 0.041. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #C8A6A1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 166, 161) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 26%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 20%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17%, 20%, 22%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(71 11.6 7.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.754 0.041 28) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Parfait shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward magenta. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#cda196 — ΔE 1.7, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#cea69d — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#c8a6a1 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#c8a7a3 — ΔE 0.3, shifts subtly: leans toward magentaTest Parfait in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2.23:1 and against black 9.43:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ffedea · #e1c1bc · #c8a6a1 · #927571 · #6b524f · #47322f
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#f3cdb0 · #e8b5a0 · #c8a6a1 · #c48b91 · #aa7a8c · #916b84
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#c8a6a1 · #9d8e77 · #95645e · #6c5120 · #572f2a · #2d2009
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#e1cdca · #c8a6a1 · #519aa5 · #836460 · #614743 · #3e2c2a
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eaf4f5 · #c8a6a1 · #9c908e · #545a5b · #2d211f · #000102
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#fceeec · #c8a6a1 · #533f3c · #36221f · #130302 · #e25045
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#fceeec · #c8a6a1 · #533f3c · #36221f · #130302 · #dac64e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e1f6fa · #c8a6a1 · #669ea7 · #10646f · #002a30 · #050000
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e1f6fa · #c8a6a1 · #6aa093 · #2b5f7e · #002c24 · #00050f
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e8f6e9 · #c8a6a1 · #7b9e7f · #475783 · #172243 · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f0f4e3 · #c8a6a1 · #90996f · #10646f · #281c3f · #000304
#D1B2AE · #DABFBB · #E2CCC8 · #EBD8D6 · #F4E5E3
#A58782 · #846965 · #644D49 · #45322F · #291917
#C3A8A4 · #BEAAA7 · #B8ACAA
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.