#C8A184#C8A184
#C8A184 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.394; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.061 H 58.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A184 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 161, 132) |
| HSL | hsl(26, 38%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(26, 34%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.5%, 34%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.07, 10.29, 20.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.07, 23.00, 63.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.72% 0.0323 0.0521) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.72% 0.061 58.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.7301, 39.4370, 27.2920) |
| Luminance | 0.3943 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 3.89
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 6.23
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 6.69
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 6.81
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 6.95
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 7.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A184 #84ABC8
analogous
#C88489 #C8A184 #C8C384
triadic
#C8A184 #84C8A1 #A184C8
tetradic
#C8A184 #89C884 #84ABC8 #C384C8
square
#C8A184 #89C884 #84ABC8 #C384C8
split-complementary
#C8A184 #84C8C3 #8489C8
monochromatic
#916341 #B5815A #C8A184 #DBC1AE #EEE2D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.36
#C8A184 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.89
#C8A184 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A184
8.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A184 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A184 | 1.00 | 2.36 | 8.89 | 8.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ADA482
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6AC84
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D49999
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a184; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 161, 132); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.061 58.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dabca8',
500: '#c8a184',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a184; $custom-light: #dabca8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a184",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 161,
"b": 132
},
"hsl": {
"h": 25.588,
"s": 38.202,
"l": 65.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7372,
"c": 0.06128,
"h": 58.2
},
"luminance": 0.39435
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A184
secondary
#C8D6DF
accent
#7CB134
background
#FDFBFA
surface
#FBF6F4
border
#D4D0CE
text
#15120F
muted
#83817F