#C8A17A#C8A17A
#C8A17A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.392; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.070 H 66.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A17A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 161, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 41%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 39%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.5%, 39%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.88, 9.08, 25.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.88, 27.32, 70.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.51% 0.0282 0.0643) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.51% 0.07 66.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.0783, 39.1763, 23.8593) |
| Luminance | 0.3917 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 3.23
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 5.29
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 5.69
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 5.70
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 5.74
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 5.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A17A #7AA1C8
analogous
#C87A7A #C8A17A #C8C87A
triadic
#C8A17A #7AC8A1 #A17AC8
tetradic
#C8A17A #7AC87A #7AA1C8 #C87AC8
square
#C8A17A #7AC87A #7AA1C8 #C87AC8
split-complementary
#C8A17A #7AC8C8 #7A7AC8
monochromatic
#8D643A #B6824F #C8A17A #DAC0A5 #ECDED1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#C8A17A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.83
#C8A17A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A17A
8.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A17A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A17A | 1.00 | 2.38 | 8.83 | 8.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEA377
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7AC7B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D59897
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a17a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 161, 122); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.070 66.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dabca0',
500: '#c8a17a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a17a; $custom-light: #dabca0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a17a",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 161,
"b": 122
},
"hsl": {
"h": 30,
"s": 41.489,
"l": 63.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73512,
"c": 0.07022,
"h": 66.4
},
"luminance": 0.39174
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A17A
secondary
#C1CFDD
accent
#73B531
background
#FDFBF9
surface
#FBF6F2
border
#D4D0CC
text
#15120F
muted
#83817E