#C8A37B#C8A37B
#C8A37B is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.070 H 68.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A37B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 163, 123) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 41%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(31, 39%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.5%, 38.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.40, 8.11, 25.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.40, 27.16, 72.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.93% 0.0254 0.0647) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.93% 0.07 68.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.4929, 39.9058, 24.3047) |
| Luminance | 0.3990 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 3.24
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 4.74
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 4.95
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 4.97
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 5.15
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 5.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A37B #7BA0C8
analogous
#C87C7B #C8A37B #C6C87B
triadic
#C8A37B #7BC8A3 #A37BC8
tetradic
#C8A37B #7BC87C #7BA0C8 #C87BC6
square
#C8A37B #7BC87C #7BA0C8 #C87BC6
split-complementary
#C8A37B #7BC6C8 #7C7BC8
monochromatic
#8E663B #B68550 #C8A37B #DAC1A6 #ECDFD1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#C8A37B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.98
#C8A37B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A37B
8.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A37B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A37B | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.98 | 8.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B0A578
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8AD7C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D49A98
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a37b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 163, 123); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.070 68.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dabea1',
500: '#c8a37b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a37b; $custom-light: #dabea1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a37b",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 163,
"b": 123
},
"hsl": {
"h": 31.169,
"s": 41.176,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73928,
"c": 0.06952,
"h": 68.6
},
"luminance": 0.39904
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A37B
secondary
#C2CFDD
accent
#70B431
background
#FDFBF9
surface
#FBF6F2
border
#D4D0CC
text
#15120F
muted
#83817E