#C8A056#C8A056
#C8A056 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.381; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.104 H 81.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A056 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 160, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 51%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 57%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 20%, 57%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.09, 6.11, 43.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.09, 44.11, 82.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.72% 0.0157 0.1027) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.72% 0.104 81.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.0718, 38.0952, 14.1501) |
| Luminance | 0.3809 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 0.79
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 1.69
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.21
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.37
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.38
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A056 #567EC8
analogous
#C86756 #C8A056 #B7C856
triadic
#C8A056 #56C8A0 #A056C8
tetradic
#C8A056 #56C867 #567EC8 #C856B7
square
#C8A056 #56C867 #567EC8 #C856B7
split-complementary
#C8A056 #56B7C8 #6756C8
monochromatic
#7B5E28 #AA8137 #C8A056 #D7BA84 #E6D4B2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#C8A056 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.62
#C8A056 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A056
8.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A056 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A056 | 1.00 | 2.44 | 8.62 | 8.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1A04F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAAA58
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D7948F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a056; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 160, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.104 81.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcbb87',
500: '#c8a056',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a056; $custom-light: #dcbb87; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a056",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 160,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.947,
"s": 50.893,
"l": 56.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72721,
"c": 0.10393,
"h": 81.3
},
"luminance": 0.38093
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A056
secondary
#A5B6D4
accent
#7FDA4D
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF6F0
border
#D4D0CB
text
#15110B
muted
#83807C