#C8A37C#C8A37C
#C8A37C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.069 H 67.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A37C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 163, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 41%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(31, 38%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.5%, 38%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.42, 8.23, 25.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.42, 26.71, 72.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.95% 0.0258 0.0635) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.95% 0.069 67.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.5558, 39.9309, 24.6361) |
| Luminance | 0.3993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 3.43
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 4.76
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 5.01
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 5.18
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 5.39
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 5.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A37C #7CA1C8
analogous
#C87D7C #C8A37C #C7C87C
triadic
#C8A37C #7CC8A3 #A37CC8
tetradic
#C8A37C #7CC87D #7CA1C8 #C87CC7
square
#C8A37C #7CC87D #7CA1C8 #C87CC7
split-complementary
#C8A37C #7CC7C8 #7D7CC8
monochromatic
#8E663C #B68551 #C8A37C #DAC1A7 #ECE0D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#C8A37C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#C8A37C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A37C
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A37C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A37C | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B0A579
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8AD7D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D49A99
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a37c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 163, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.069 67.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dabea2',
500: '#c8a37c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a37c; $custom-light: #dabea2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a37c",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 163,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 30.789,
"s": 40.86,
"l": 63.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73948,
"c": 0.06857,
"h": 67.9
},
"luminance": 0.39929
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A37C
secondary
#C2D0DD
accent
#71B432
background
#FDFBFA
surface
#FBF6F3
border
#D4D0CD
text
#15120F
muted
#83817F