#C8A27D#C8A27D
#C8A27D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.396; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.068 H 65.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A27D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 162, 125) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 41%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 38%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19%, 37.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.19, 8.89, 24.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.19, 26.11, 70.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.77% 0.0278 0.0615) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.77% 0.068 65.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.4425, 39.6027, 24.9119) |
| Luminance | 0.3960 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 3.78
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 5.15
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 5.22
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 5.57
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 5.84
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 6.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A27D #7DA3C8
analogous
#C87D7D #C8A27D #C8C77D
triadic
#C8A27D #7DC8A2 #A27DC8
tetradic
#C8A27D #7DC87D #7DA3C8 #C77DC8
square
#C8A27D #7DC87D #7DA3C8 #C77DC8
split-complementary
#C8A27D #7DC8C7 #7D7DC8
monochromatic
#8E653C #B68352 #C8A27D #DAC1A8 #ECE0D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#C8A27D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.92
#C8A27D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A27D
8.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A27D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A27D | 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)
#AFA47A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7AC7E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D49A98
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a27d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 162, 125); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.068 65.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dabda3',
500: '#c8a27d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a27d; $custom-light: #dabda3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a27d",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 162,
"b": 125
},
"hsl": {
"h": 29.6,
"s": 40.541,
"l": 63.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7377,
"c": 0.0675,
"h": 65.7
},
"luminance": 0.39601
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A27D
secondary
#C3D1DE
accent
#74B432
background
#FDFBFA
surface
#FBF6F3
border
#D4D0CD
text
#15120F
muted
#83817F