#C8A25D#C8A25D
#C8A25D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.389; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.098 H 81.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A25D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 162, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 49%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 54%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19%, 53.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.69, 5.61, 40.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.69, 41.24, 82.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.22% 0.0151 0.0972) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.22% 0.098 81.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.7172, 38.9125, 15.8254) |
| Luminance | 0.3891 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 0.86
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 0.89
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.60
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.01
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.61
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A25D #5D83C8
analogous
#C86D5D #C8A25D #B8C85D
triadic
#C8A25D #5DC8A2 #A25DC8
tetradic
#C8A25D #5DC86D #5D83C8 #C85DB8
square
#C8A25D #5DC86D #5D83C8 #C85DB8
split-complementary
#C8A25D #5DB8C8 #6D5DC8
monochromatic
#7F612B #AD843B #C8A25D #D8BC8B #E7D6B8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.39
#C8A25D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.78
#C8A25D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A25D
8.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A25D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A25D | 1.00 | 2.39 | 8.78 | 8.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2A257
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBAC5F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D79692
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a25d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 162, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.098 81.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbbd8c',
500: '#c8a25d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a25d; $custom-light: #dbbd8c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a25d",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 162,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.692,
"s": 49.309,
"l": 57.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73218,
"c": 0.09838,
"h": 81.2
},
"luminance": 0.3891
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A25D
secondary
#ABBAD6
accent
#80D94F
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF6F0
border
#D4D0CB
text
#15120C
muted
#83817D