#C8A35D#C8A35D
#C8A35D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.393; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.099 H 82.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A35D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 163, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 49%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 54%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.5%, 53.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.94, 5.07, 41.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.94, 41.48, 82.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.42% 0.0135 0.0979) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.42% 0.099 82.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.8941, 39.2662, 15.8843) |
| Luminance | 0.3926 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 0.77
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 1.22
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.20
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.55
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.30
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A35D #5D82C8
analogous
#C86D5D #C8A35D #B8C85D
triadic
#C8A35D #5DC8A3 #A35DC8
tetradic
#C8A35D #5DC86D #5D82C8 #C85DB8
square
#C8A35D #5DC86D #5D82C8 #C85DB8
split-complementary
#C8A35D #5DB8C8 #6D5DC8
monochromatic
#7F622B #AD863B #C8A35D #D8BD8B #E7D7B8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#C8A35D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.85
#C8A35D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A35D
8.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A35D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A35D | 1.00 | 2.37 | 8.85 | 8.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3A357
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCAC5F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D79892
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a35d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 163, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.099 82.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbbe8c',
500: '#c8a35d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a35d; $custom-light: #dbbe8c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a35d",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 163,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.252,
"s": 49.309,
"l": 57.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73419,
"c": 0.09883,
"h": 82.1
},
"luminance": 0.39264
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A35D
secondary
#ABBAD6
accent
#7FD94F
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF6F0
border
#D4D0CB
text
#15120C
muted
#83817D