#C8A45F#C8A45F
#C8A45F is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.397; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.097 H 82.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A45F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 164, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 49%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 53%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18%, 52.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.23, 4.71, 40.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.23, 40.77, 83.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.65% 0.0127 0.0966) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.65% 0.097 82.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.1621, 39.6587, 16.4164) |
| Luminance | 0.3966 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 0.73
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 1.57
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 1.90
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.30
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.96
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 3.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A45F #5F83C8
analogous
#C8705F #C8A45F #B7C85F
triadic
#C8A45F #5FC8A4 #A45FC8
tetradic
#C8A45F #5FC870 #5F83C8 #C85FB7
square
#C8A45F #5FC870 #5F83C8 #C85FB7
split-complementary
#C8A45F #5FB7C8 #705FC8
monochromatic
#80642C #AE873C #C8A45F #D8BE8D #E7D8BA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#C8A45F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.93
#C8A45F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A45F
8.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A45F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A45F | 1.00 | 2.35 | 8.93 | 8.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4A459
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCAD61
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D79994
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a45f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 164, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.097 82.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbbe8e',
500: '#c8a45f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a45f; $custom-light: #dbbe8e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a45f",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 164,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.429,
"s": 48.837,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73648,
"c": 0.0974,
"h": 82.5
},
"luminance": 0.39657
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A45F
secondary
#ACBBD6
accent
#7ED84F
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF6F0
border
#D4D0CB
text
#15120C
muted
#83817D