#C8A38B#C8A38B
#C8A38B is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.403; OKLCH L 74.3% C 0.055 H 54.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A38B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 163, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(24, 36%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(24, 31%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.5%, 30.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.71, 10.11, 17.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.71, 20.31, 60.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.27% 0.0319 0.045) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.27% 0.055 54.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.5776, 40.3396, 30.0173) |
| Luminance | 0.4034 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 3.60
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 6.70
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 7.67
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 7.90
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 7.96
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 8.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A38B #8BB0C8
analogous
#C88B92 #C8A38B #C8C28B
triadic
#C8A38B #8BC8A3 #A38BC8
tetradic
#C8A38B #92C88B #8BB0C8 #C28BC8
square
#C8A38B #92C88B #8BB0C8 #C28BC8
split-complementary
#C8A38B #8BC8C2 #8B92C8
monochromatic
#936446 #B48261 #C8A38B #DCC4B5 #EFE5DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.32
#C8A38B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.07
#C8A38B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A38B
9.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A38B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A38B | 1.00 | 2.32 | 9.07 | 9.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEA689
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6AD8B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D39C9C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a38b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 163, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.3% 0.055 54.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9bead',
500: '#c8a38b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a38b; $custom-light: #d9bead; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a38b",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 163,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 23.607,
"s": 35.673,
"l": 66.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7427,
"c": 0.05518,
"h": 54.6
},
"luminance": 0.40338
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A38B
secondary
#CEDAE1
accent
#7FAF37
background
#FDFBFA
surface
#FBF6F4
border
#D4D0CE
text
#151210
muted
#83817F