#C8A04B#C8A04B
#C8A04B is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.379; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.113 H 83.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A04B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 160, 75) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 53%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 63%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 20%, 62.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.97, 5.31, 48.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.97, 49.19, 83.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.59% 0.012 0.1127) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.59% 0.113 83.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.6622, 37.9313, 11.9930) |
| Luminance | 0.3793 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 2.63
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.14
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.79
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.27
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 5.86
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 5.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A04B #4B73C8
analogous
#C8624B #C8A04B #B2C84B
triadic
#C8A04B #4BC8A0 #A04BC8
tetradic
#C8A04B #4BC862 #4B73C8 #C84BB2
square
#C8A04B #4BC862 #4B73C8 #C84BB2
split-complementary
#C8A04B #4BB2C8 #624BC8
monochromatic
#755B24 #A47F32 #C8A04B #D6B97A #E5D1A9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.45
#C8A04B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.59
#C8A04B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A04B
8.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A04B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A04B | 1.00 | 2.45 | 8.59 | 8.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2A042
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBAA4E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D8938D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a04b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 160, 75); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.113 83.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcbb80',
500: '#c8a04b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a04b; $custom-light: #dcbb80; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a04b",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 160,
"b": 75
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.8,
"s": 53.191,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72587,
"c": 0.11333,
"h": 83.9
},
"luminance": 0.37929
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A04B
secondary
#9DAED2
accent
#7ADD4B
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF6EF
border
#D4D0CA
text
#15110A
muted
#83807C