#C8A18A#C8A18A
#C8A18A is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.396; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.056 H 52.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A18A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 161, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 36%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 31%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.5%, 31%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.19, 11.07, 17.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.19, 20.65, 57.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.86% 0.0347 0.0446) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.86% 0.056 52.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.1525, 39.6059, 29.5169) |
| Luminance | 0.3960 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 4.10
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 5.91
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 8.18
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 8.45
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 8.52
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 8.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A18A #8AB1C8
analogous
#C88A92 #C8A18A #C8C08A
triadic
#C8A18A #8AC8A1 #A18AC8
tetradic
#C8A18A #92C88A #8AB1C8 #C08AC8
square
#C8A18A #92C88A #8AB1C8 #C08AC8
split-complementary
#C8A18A #8AC8C0 #8A92C8
monochromatic
#936245 #B48060 #C8A18A #DCC2B4 #EFE4DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#C8A18A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.92
#C8A18A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A18A
8.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A18A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A18A | 1.00 | 2.35 | 8.92 | 8.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ACA488
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5AC8A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D39A9B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a18a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 161, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.056 52.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9bcac',
500: '#c8a18a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a18a; $custom-light: #d9bcac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a18a",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 161,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 22.258,
"s": 36.047,
"l": 66.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73855,
"c": 0.05648,
"h": 52.1
},
"luminance": 0.39604
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A18A
secondary
#CDDAE1
accent
#82AF37
background
#FDFBFA
surface
#FBF6F4
border
#D4D0CE
text
#151210
muted
#83817F