#C8A15B#C8A15B
#C8A15B is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.385; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.100 H 80.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A15B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 161, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 50%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 55%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.5%, 54.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.41, 5.98, 41.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.41, 41.97, 81.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.99% 0.016 0.0985) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.99% 0.1 80.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.4544, 38.5267, 15.3064) |
| Luminance | 0.3852 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 0.59
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 1.15
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.92
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.28
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.98
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A15B #5B82C8
analogous
#C86B5B #C8A15B #B9C85B
triadic
#C8A15B #5BC8A1 #A15BC8
tetradic
#C8A15B #5BC86B #5B82C8 #C85BB9
square
#C8A15B #5BC86B #5B82C8 #C85BB9
split-complementary
#C8A15B #5BB9C8 #6B5BC8
monochromatic
#7E602A #AC833A #C8A15B #D7BB89 #E7D6B7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.41
#C8A15B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.70
#C8A15B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A15B
8.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A15B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A15B | 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)
#B1A155
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBAB5D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D79590
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a15b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 161, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.100 80.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbbc8b',
500: '#c8a15b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a15b; $custom-light: #dbbc8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a15b",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 161,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.532,
"s": 49.772,
"l": 57.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72989,
"c": 0.09982,
"h": 80.8
},
"luminance": 0.38524
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A15B
secondary
#A9B9D6
accent
#80D94F
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF6F0
border
#D4D0CB
text
#15120C
muted
#83817D