#C8A03D#C8A03D
#C8A03D is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.378; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.124 H 86.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A03D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 160, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 56%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 70%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 20%, 69.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.84, 4.46, 55.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.84, 55.29, 85.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.45% 0.0077 0.1237) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.45% 0.124 86.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.2347, 37.7603, 9.7413) |
| Luminance | 0.3776 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 3.98
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 4.06
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 4.42
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 4.67
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.67
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A03D #3D65C8
analogous
#C85A3D #C8A03D #AAC83D
triadic
#C8A03D #3DC8A0 #A03DC8
tetradic
#C8A03D #3DC85A #3D65C8 #C83DAA
square
#C8A03D #3DC85A #3D65C8 #C83DAA
split-complementary
#C8A03D #3DAAC8 #5A3DC8
monochromatic
#6C561F #9C7C2C #C8A03D #D6B76D #E3CF9C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.46
#C8A03D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.55
#C8A03D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A03D
8.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A03D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A03D | 1.00 | 2.46 | 8.55 | 8.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B39F30
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCAA41
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D8928B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a03d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 160, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.124 86.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddbb78',
500: '#c8a03d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a03d; $custom-light: #ddbb78; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a03d",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 160,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.734,
"s": 55.823,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72447,
"c": 0.12394,
"h": 86.4
},
"luminance": 0.37758
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A03D
secondary
#92A3CF
accent
#74DF49
background
#FEFBF7
surface
#FCF6ED
border
#D5D0C8
text
#161109
muted
#84807B