#C8A04D#C8A04D
#C8A04D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.380; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.112 H 83.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A04D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 160, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 53%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 62%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 20%, 61.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.99, 5.45, 47.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.99, 48.28, 83.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.61% 0.0126 0.111) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.61% 0.112 83.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.7317, 37.9591, 12.3592) |
| Luminance | 0.3796 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 2.30
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 2.85
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.63
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.22
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.84
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 6.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A04D #4D75C8
analogous
#C8634D #C8A04D #B3C84D
triadic
#C8A04D #4DC8A0 #A04DC8
tetradic
#C8A04D #4DC863 #4D75C8 #C84DB3
square
#C8A04D #4DC863 #4D75C8 #C84DB3
split-complementary
#C8A04D #4DB3C8 #634DC8
monochromatic
#765C24 #A58033 #C8A04D #D6B97C #E5D2AB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#C8A04D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.59
#C8A04D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A04D
8.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A04D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A04D | 1.00 | 2.44 | 8.59 | 8.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.44 | 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)
#B2A045
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBAA50
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D8938D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a04d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 160, 77); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.112 83.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcbb82',
500: '#c8a04d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a04d; $custom-light: #dcbb82; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a04d",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 160,
"b": 77
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.488,
"s": 52.79,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7261,
"c": 0.11169,
"h": 83.5
},
"luminance": 0.37957
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A04D
secondary
#9EAFD2
accent
#7BDC4C
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF6EF
border
#D4D0CA
text
#15110B
muted
#83807C