#C8A15A#C8A15A
#C8A15A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.385; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.101 H 81.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A15A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 161, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 50%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 55%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.5%, 55%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.39, 5.90, 42.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.39, 42.44, 82.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.97% 0.0156 0.0995) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.97% 0.101 81.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.4115, 38.5095, 15.0808) |
| Luminance | 0.3851 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 0.61
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 1.19
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.88
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.20
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.99
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A15A #5A81C8
analogous
#C86A5A #C8A15A #B8C85A
triadic
#C8A15A #5AC8A1 #A15AC8
tetradic
#C8A15A #5AC86A #5A81C8 #C85AB8
square
#C8A15A #5AC86A #5A81C8 #C85AB8
split-complementary
#C8A15A #5AB8C8 #6A5AC8
monochromatic
#7E602A #AC8339 #C8A15A #D7BB88 #E7D5B6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.41
#C8A15A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.70
#C8A15A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A15A
8.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A15A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A15A | 1.00 | 2.41 | 8.70 | 8.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1A154
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBAB5C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D79590
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a15a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 161, 90); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.101 81.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbbc8a',
500: '#c8a15a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a15a; $custom-light: #dbbc8a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a15a",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 161,
"b": 90
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.727,
"s": 50,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72975,
"c": 0.10074,
"h": 81.1
},
"luminance": 0.38507
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A15A
secondary
#A8B8D5
accent
#80DA4E
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF6F0
border
#D4D0CB
text
#15120C
muted
#83817D