#C7AE8A#C7AE8A
#C7AE8A is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.442; OKLCH L 76.3% C 0.057 H 76.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C7AE8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 174, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 35%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 31%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.6%, 30.7%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.40, 3.64, 21.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.40, 22.13, 80.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.34% 0.013 0.0553) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.34% 0.057 76.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.2773, 44.2507, 30.3014) |
| Luminance | 0.4425 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 2.36
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 2.52
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 3.06
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 3.62
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 3.73
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 4.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C7AE8A #8AA3C7
analogous
#C78F8A #C7AE8A #C1C78A
triadic
#C7AE8A #8AC7AE #AE8AC7
tetradic
#C7AE8A #8AC78F #8AA3C7 #C78AC1
square
#C7AE8A #8AC78F #8AA3C7 #C78AC1
split-complementary
#C7AE8A #8AC1C7 #8F8AC7
monochromatic
#917245 #B39161 #C7AE8A #DBCBB3 #EFE7DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.13
#C7AE8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.85
#C7AE8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C7AE8A
9.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C7AE8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C7AE8A | 1.00 | 2.13 | 9.85 | 9.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8AE88
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEB48B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D1A7A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c7ae8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 174, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.3% 0.057 76.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9c6ac',
500: '#c7ae8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c7ae8a; $custom-light: #d9c6ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c7ae8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 174,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.41,
"s": 35.26,
"l": 66.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76344,
"c": 0.05679,
"h": 76.7
},
"luminance": 0.44249
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C7AE8A
secondary
#CCD5E0
accent
#68AE37
background
#FDFCFA
surface
#FAF8F4
border
#D3D1CE
text
#151310
muted
#83827F