#C5AA8A#C5AA8A
#C5AA8A is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.425; OKLCH L 75.3% C 0.054 H 71.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C5AA8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 170, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 34%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 30%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.7%, 29.9%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.18, 5.01, 20.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.18, 20.76, 76.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.35% 0.017 0.0512) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.35% 0.054 71.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.9887, 42.4563, 30.0229) |
| Luminance | 0.4245 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 3.13
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 3.46
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 3.60
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 4.56
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 5.21
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 5.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C5AA8A #8AA5C5
analogous
#C58C8A #C5AA8A #C2C58A
triadic
#C5AA8A #8AC5AA #AA8AC5
tetradic
#C5AA8A #8AC58C #8AA5C5 #C58AC2
square
#C5AA8A #8AC58C #8AA5C5 #C58AC2
split-complementary
#C5AA8A #8AC2C5 #8C8AC5
monochromatic
#8E6D46 #B18C61 #C5AA8A #D9C8B3 #EEE5DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#C5AA8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.49
#C5AA8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C5AA8A
9.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C5AA8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C5AA8A | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.49 | 9.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4AB88
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAB18B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CFA3A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c5aa8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 170, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.3% 0.054 71.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7c3ac',
500: '#c5aa8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c5aa8a; $custom-light: #d7c3ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c5aa8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 170,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.542,
"s": 33.714,
"l": 65.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7535,
"c": 0.05394,
"h": 71.6
},
"luminance": 0.42455
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C5AA8A
secondary
#CCD5DF
accent
#6EAD39
background
#FDFBFA
surface
#FAF7F4
border
#D3D0CE
text
#141210
muted
#83817F