#C8A17B#C8A17B
#C8A17B is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.392; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.069 H 65.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A17B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 161, 123) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 41%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 39%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.5%, 38.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.90, 9.20, 25.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.90, 26.87, 69.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.53% 0.0286 0.0631) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.53% 0.069 65.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.1406, 39.2012, 24.1873) |
| Luminance | 0.3920 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 3.47
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 5.35
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 5.46
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 5.70
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 5.83
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 6.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A17B #7BA2C8
analogous
#C87B7B #C8A17B #C8C77B
triadic
#C8A17B #7BC8A1 #A17BC8
tetradic
#C8A17B #7BC87B #7BA2C8 #C77BC8
square
#C8A17B #7BC87B #7BA2C8 #C77BC8
split-complementary
#C8A17B #7BC8C7 #7B7BC8
monochromatic
#8E643B #B68250 #C8A17B #DAC0A6 #ECDFD1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#C8A17B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.84
#C8A17B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A17B
8.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A17B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A17B | 1.00 | 2.38 | 8.84 | 8.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEA378
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7AC7C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D59897
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a17b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 161, 123); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.069 65.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dabca1',
500: '#c8a17b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a17b; $custom-light: #dabca1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a17b",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 161,
"b": 123
},
"hsl": {
"h": 29.61,
"s": 41.176,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73532,
"c": 0.06929,
"h": 65.7
},
"luminance": 0.39199
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A17B
secondary
#C2D0DD
accent
#74B431
background
#FDFBF9
surface
#FBF6F2
border
#D4D0CC
text
#15120F
muted
#83817E