#C8A34A#C8A34A
#C8A34A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.390; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.116 H 86.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A34A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 163, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 53%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 63%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.5%, 63%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.73, 3.63, 50.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.73, 50.36, 85.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.18% 0.0069 0.1154) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.18% 0.116 86.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.1546, 38.9704, 11.9896) |
| Luminance | 0.3897 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.52
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.63
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 3.69
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.74
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 5.54
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 5.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A34A #4A6FC8
analogous
#C8644A #C8A34A #AEC84A
triadic
#C8A34A #4AC8A3 #A34AC8
tetradic
#C8A34A #4AC864 #4A6FC8 #C84AAE
square
#C8A34A #4AC864 #4A6FC8 #C84AAE
split-complementary
#C8A34A #4AAEC8 #644AC8
monochromatic
#745D23 #A38232 #C8A34A #D6BB79 #E5D3A8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.39
#C8A34A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.79
#C8A34A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A34A
8.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A34A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A34A | 1.00 | 2.39 | 8.79 | 8.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5A241
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDAC4E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D8968F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a34a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 163, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.116 86.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcbe80',
500: '#c8a34a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a34a; $custom-light: #dcbe80; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a34a",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 163,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.381,
"s": 53.39,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73181,
"c": 0.11559,
"h": 86.6
},
"luminance": 0.38968
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A34A
secondary
#9CACD2
accent
#76DD4B
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF6EF
border
#D4D0CA
text
#15120A
muted
#83817C