#C8A48B#C8A48B
#C8A48B is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.407; OKLCH L 74.5% C 0.055 H 56.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A48B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 164, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(25, 36%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(25, 31%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18%, 30.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.96, 9.57, 17.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.96, 20.35, 61.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.47% 0.0303 0.0459) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.47% 0.055 56.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.7558, 40.6961, 30.0768) |
| Luminance | 0.4069 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 3.41
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 7.09
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 7.21
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 7.57
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 7.57
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 7.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A48B #8BAFC8
analogous
#C88B91 #C8A48B #C8C38B
triadic
#C8A48B #8BC8A4 #A48BC8
tetradic
#C8A48B #91C88B #8BAFC8 #C38BC8
square
#C8A48B #91C88B #8BAFC8 #C38BC8
split-complementary
#C8A48B #8BC8C3 #8B91C8
monochromatic
#936546 #B48361 #C8A48B #DCC5B5 #EFE5DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.30
#C8A48B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.14
#C8A48B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A48B
9.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A48B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A48B | 1.00 | 2.30 | 9.14 | 9.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEA689
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7AE8B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D39D9D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a48b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 164, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.5% 0.055 56.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9bfad',
500: '#c8a48b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a48b; $custom-light: #d9bfad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a48b",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 164,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 24.59,
"s": 35.673,
"l": 66.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74466,
"c": 0.05497,
"h": 56.5
},
"luminance": 0.40694
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A48B
secondary
#CED9E1
accent
#7EAF37
background
#FDFBFA
surface
#FBF7F4
border
#D4D0CE
text
#151210
muted
#83817F