#C8A15D#C8A15D
#C8A15D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.386; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.098 H 80.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A15D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 161, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 49%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 54%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.5%, 53.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.43, 6.15, 40.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.43, 41.01, 81.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.02% 0.0167 0.0965) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.02% 0.098 80.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.5418, 38.5616, 15.7669) |
| Luminance | 0.3856 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 0.73
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 1.17
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.03
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.48
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.89
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A15D #5D84C8
analogous
#C86C5D #C8A15D #B9C85D
triadic
#C8A15D #5DC8A1 #A15DC8
tetradic
#C8A15D #5DC86C #5D84C8 #C85DB9
square
#C8A15D #5DC86C #5D84C8 #C85DB9
split-complementary
#C8A15D #5DB9C8 #6C5DC8
monochromatic
#7F612B #AD833B #C8A15D #D8BC8B #E7D6B8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.41
#C8A15D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.71
#C8A15D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A15D
8.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A15D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A15D | 1.00 | 2.41 | 8.71 | 8.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1A157
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAAB5F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D79591
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a15d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 161, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.098 80.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbbc8c',
500: '#c8a15d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a15d; $custom-light: #dbbc8c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a15d",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 161,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.131,
"s": 49.309,
"l": 57.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73017,
"c": 0.09797,
"h": 80.2
},
"luminance": 0.38559
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A15D
secondary
#ABBBD6
accent
#81D94F
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF6F0
border
#D4D0CB
text
#15120C
muted
#83817D