#C8A55A#C8A55A
#C8A55A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.103 H 84.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A55A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 165, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 50%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 55%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.5%, 55%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.42, 3.74, 43.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.42, 43.42, 85.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.78% 0.0093 0.1022) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.78% 0.103 84.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.1217, 39.9300, 15.3175) |
| Luminance | 0.3993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 1.65
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 1.72
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 2.32
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 2.46
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.90
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A55A #5A7DC8
analogous
#C86E5A #C8A55A #B4C85A
triadic
#C8A55A #5AC8A5 #A55AC8
tetradic
#C8A55A #5AC86E #5A7DC8 #C85AB4
square
#C8A55A #5AC86E #5A7DC8 #C85AB4
split-complementary
#C8A55A #5AB4C8 #6E5AC8
monochromatic
#7E632A #AC8739 #C8A55A #D7BE88 #E7D7B6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#C8A55A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#C8A55A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A55A
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A55A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A55A | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5A453
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEAD5D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D79993
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a55a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 165, 90); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.103 84.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbbf8a',
500: '#c8a55a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a55a; $custom-light: #dbbf8a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a55a",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 165,
"b": 90
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.909,
"s": 50,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73781,
"c": 0.10263,
"h": 84.8
},
"luminance": 0.39928
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A55A
secondary
#A8B7D5
accent
#7BDA4E
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF7F0
border
#D4D0CB
text
#15120C
muted
#83817D