#C8A18E#C8A18E
#C8A18E is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.397; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.054 H 47.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A18E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 161, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 35%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 29%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.5%, 29%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.27, 11.61, 15.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.27, 19.24, 52.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.95% 0.0363 0.0395) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.95% 0.054 47.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.4475, 39.7239, 31.0702) |
| Luminance | 0.3972 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 4.94
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 5.67
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 7.54
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 9.45
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 9.51
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 9.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A18E #8EB5C8
analogous
#C88E98 #C8A18E #C8BE8E
triadic
#C8A18E #8EC8A1 #A18EC8
tetradic
#C8A18E #98C88E #8EB5C8 #BE8EC8
square
#C8A18E #98C88E #8EB5C8 #BE8EC8
split-complementary
#C8A18E #8EC8BE #8E98C8
monochromatic
#946148 #B47F65 #C8A18E #DCC3B7 #F0E5E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#C8A18E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.94
#C8A18E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A18E
8.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A18E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A18E | 1.00 | 2.35 | 8.94 | 8.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ABA48D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4AC8E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D39B9C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a18e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 161, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.054 47.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9bcaf',
500: '#c8a18e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a18e; $custom-light: #d9bcaf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a18e",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 161,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 19.655,
"s": 34.524,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73949,
"c": 0.05364,
"h": 47.3
},
"luminance": 0.39722
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A18E
secondary
#D0DCE2
accent
#87AD38
background
#FDFBFA
surface
#FBF6F4
border
#D4D0CE
text
#151210
muted
#83817F