#C8A45D#C8A45D
#C8A45D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.396; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.099 H 83.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A45D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 164, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 49%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 54%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18%, 53.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.20, 4.53, 41.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.20, 41.73, 83.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.62% 0.012 0.0986) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.62% 0.099 83.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.0723, 39.6228, 15.9437) |
| Luminance | 0.3962 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 0.94
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 1.63
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 1.82
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.09
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.00
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A45D #5D81C8
analogous
#C86E5D #C8A45D #B7C85D
triadic
#C8A45D #5DC8A4 #A45DC8
tetradic
#C8A45D #5DC86E #5D81C8 #C85DB7
square
#C8A45D #5DC86E #5D81C8 #C85DB7
split-complementary
#C8A45D #5DB7C8 #6E5DC8
monochromatic
#7F632B #AD873B #C8A45D #D8BE8B #E7D7B8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#C8A45D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.92
#C8A45D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A45D
8.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A45D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A45D | 1.00 | 2.35 | 8.92 | 8.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4A457
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDAD5F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D79993
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a45d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 164, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.099 83.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbbe8c',
500: '#c8a45d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a45d; $custom-light: #dbbe8c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a45d",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 164,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.813,
"s": 49.309,
"l": 57.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7362,
"c": 0.0993,
"h": 83.1
},
"luminance": 0.39621
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A45D
secondary
#ABB9D6
accent
#7DD94F
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF6F0
border
#D4D0CB
text
#15120C
muted
#83817D