#C8A37F#C8A37F
#C8A37F is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.066 H 65.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A37F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 163, 127) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 40%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 37%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.5%, 36.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.48, 8.59, 23.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.48, 25.35, 70.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.01% 0.027 0.0599) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.01% 0.066 65.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.7484, 40.0080, 25.6505) |
| Luminance | 0.4001 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 4.11
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 4.97
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 4.99
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 5.32
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 5.92
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 6.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A37F #7FA4C8
analogous
#C87F80 #C8A37F #C8C87F
triadic
#C8A37F #7FC8A3 #A37FC8
tetradic
#C8A37F #80C87F #7FA4C8 #C87FC8
square
#C8A37F #80C87F #7FA4C8 #C87FC8
split-complementary
#C8A37F #7FC8C8 #7F80C8
monochromatic
#8F663D #B68454 #C8A37F #DAC2AA #EDE1D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#C8A37F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.00
#C8A37F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A37F
9.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A37F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A37F | 1.00 | 2.33 | 9.00 | 9.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AFA57D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8AD80
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D49B99
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a37f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 163, 127); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.066 65.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dabea4',
500: '#c8a37f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a37f; $custom-light: #dabea4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a37f",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 163,
"b": 127
},
"hsl": {
"h": 29.589,
"s": 39.891,
"l": 64.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74008,
"c": 0.06571,
"h": 65.7
},
"luminance": 0.40006
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A37F
secondary
#C5D2DE
accent
#74B333
background
#FDFBFA
surface
#FBF6F4
border
#D4D0CE
text
#15120F
muted
#83817F