#C8A27C#C8A27C
#C8A27C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.396; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.068 H 66.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A27C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 162, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 41%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 38%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19%, 38%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.17, 8.77, 25.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.17, 26.56, 70.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.75% 0.0274 0.0627) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.75% 0.068 66.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.3790, 39.5772, 24.5771) |
| Luminance | 0.3957 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 3.54
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 5.07
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 5.46
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 5.46
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 5.77
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 5.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A27C #7CA2C8
analogous
#C87C7C #C8A27C #C8C87C
triadic
#C8A27C #7CC8A2 #A27CC8
tetradic
#C8A27C #7CC87C #7CA2C8 #C87CC8
square
#C8A27C #7CC87C #7CA2C8 #C87CC8
split-complementary
#C8A27C #7CC8C8 #7C7CC8
monochromatic
#8E653C #B68351 #C8A27C #DAC1A7 #ECDFD2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.36
#C8A27C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.91
#C8A27C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A27C
8.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A27C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A27C | 1.00 | 2.36 | 8.91 | 8.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AFA479
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8AC7D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D49998
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a27c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 162, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.068 66.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dabda2',
500: '#c8a27c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a27c; $custom-light: #dabda2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a27c",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 162,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 30,
"s": 40.86,
"l": 63.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7375,
"c": 0.06844,
"h": 66.4
},
"luminance": 0.39575
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A27C
secondary
#C2D0DD
accent
#73B432
background
#FDFBFA
surface
#FBF6F3
border
#D4D0CD
text
#15120F
muted
#83817F