#C8A17C#C8A17C
#C8A17C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.392; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.068 H 64.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A17C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 161, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 41%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 38%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.5%, 38%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.91, 9.32, 24.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.91, 26.42, 69.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.55% 0.029 0.0619) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.55% 0.068 64.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.2035, 39.2263, 24.5187) |
| Luminance | 0.3922 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 3.74
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 5.23
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 5.43
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 5.73
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 5.94
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 6.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A17C #7CA3C8
analogous
#C87C7D #C8A17C #C8C77C
triadic
#C8A17C #7CC8A1 #A17CC8
tetradic
#C8A17C #7DC87C #7CA3C8 #C77CC8
square
#C8A17C #7DC87C #7CA3C8 #C77CC8
split-complementary
#C8A17C #7CC8C7 #7C7DC8
monochromatic
#8E643C #B68251 #C8A17C #DAC0A7 #ECDFD2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#C8A17C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.84
#C8A17C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A17C
8.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A17C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A17C | 1.00 | 2.37 | 8.84 | 8.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.37 | 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)
#AEA379
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7AC7D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D49897
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a17c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 161, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.068 64.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dabca2',
500: '#c8a17c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a17c; $custom-light: #dabca2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a17c",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 161,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 29.211,
"s": 40.86,
"l": 63.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73552,
"c": 0.06837,
"h": 64.9
},
"luminance": 0.39224
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A17C
secondary
#C2D0DD
accent
#74B432
background
#FDFBFA
surface
#FBF6F3
border
#D4D0CD
text
#15120F
muted
#83817F