#C8A14D#C8A14D
#C8A14D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.383; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.112 H 84.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A14D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 161, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 53%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 62%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.5%, 61.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.25, 4.91, 48.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.25, 48.51, 84.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.81% 0.0111 0.1116) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.81% 0.112 84.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.9058, 38.3072, 12.4172) |
| Luminance | 0.3831 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 2.58
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 2.94
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.45
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.89
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.64
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 6.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A14D #4D74C8
analogous
#C8644D #C8A14D #B1C84D
triadic
#C8A14D #4DC8A1 #A14DC8
tetradic
#C8A14D #4DC864 #4D74C8 #C84DB1
square
#C8A14D #4DC864 #4D74C8 #C84DB1
split-complementary
#C8A14D #4DB1C8 #644DC8
monochromatic
#765C24 #A58133 #C8A14D #D6BA7C #E5D2AB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#C8A14D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.66
#C8A14D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A14D
8.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A14D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A14D | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.66 | 8.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2A045
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCAB50
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D8948E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a14d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 161, 77); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.112 84.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcbc82',
500: '#c8a14d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a14d; $custom-light: #dcbc82; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a14d",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 161,
"b": 77
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.976,
"s": 52.79,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72811,
"c": 0.11214,
"h": 84.3
},
"luminance": 0.38305
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A14D
secondary
#9EAFD2
accent
#79DC4C
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF6EF
border
#D4D0CA
text
#15120B
muted
#83817C