#C8A54D#C8A54D
#C8A54D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.397; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.114 H 87.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A54D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 165, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 53%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 62%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.5%, 61.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.28, 2.76, 49.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.28, 49.50, 86.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.62% 0.0048 0.1141) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.62% 0.114 87.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.6160, 39.7277, 12.6540) |
| Luminance | 0.3972 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 2.90
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.29
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.78
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 3.98
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.14
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 5.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A54D #4D70C8
analogous
#C8684D #C8A54D #AEC84D
triadic
#C8A54D #4DC8A5 #A54DC8
tetradic
#C8A54D #4DC868 #4D70C8 #C84DAE
square
#C8A54D #4DC868 #4D70C8 #C84DAE
split-complementary
#C8A54D #4DAEC8 #684DC8
monochromatic
#765F24 #A58433 #C8A54D #D6BD7C #E5D4AB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#C8A54D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.94
#C8A54D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A54D
8.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A54D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A54D | 1.00 | 2.35 | 8.94 | 8.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6A444
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFAD50
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D79892
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a54d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 165, 77); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.114 87.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcbf82',
500: '#c8a54d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a54d; $custom-light: #dcbf82; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a54d",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 165,
"b": 77
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.927,
"s": 52.79,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7362,
"c": 0.11418,
"h": 87.6
},
"luminance": 0.39725
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A54D
secondary
#9EADD2
accent
#75DC4C
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF6EF
border
#D4D0CA
text
#15120B
muted
#83817C