#C8A54F#C8A54F
#C8A54F is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.398; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.112 H 87.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A54F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 165, 79) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 52%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 61%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.5%, 60.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.30, 2.90, 48.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.30, 48.59, 86.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.64% 0.0055 0.1124) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.64% 0.112 87.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.6877, 39.7564, 13.0316) |
| Luminance | 0.3975 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 2.73
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.01
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.47
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 3.71
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.92
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A54F #4F72C8
analogous
#C8694F #C8A54F #AEC84F
triadic
#C8A54F #4FC8A5 #A54FC8
tetradic
#C8A54F #4FC869 #4F72C8 #C84FAE
square
#C8A54F #4FC869 #4F72C8 #C84FAE
split-complementary
#C8A54F #4FAEC8 #694FC8
monochromatic
#776025 #A68534 #C8A54F #D7BD7E #E5D5AC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#C8A54F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.95
#C8A54F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A54F
8.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A54F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A54F | 1.00 | 2.35 | 8.95 | 8.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6A446
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFAD52
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D79992
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a54f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 165, 79); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.112 87.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcbf83',
500: '#c8a54f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a54f; $custom-light: #dcbf83; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a54f",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 165,
"b": 79
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.645,
"s": 52.381,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73643,
"c": 0.11248,
"h": 87.2
},
"luminance": 0.39754
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A54F
secondary
#A0AFD3
accent
#76DC4C
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF7EF
border
#D4D0CA
text
#15120B
muted
#83817C