#C8A55B#C8A55B
#C8A55B is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.102 H 84.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A55B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 165, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 50%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 55%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.5%, 54.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.43, 3.83, 42.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.43, 42.94, 84.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.79% 0.0097 0.1012) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.79% 0.102 84.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.1646, 39.9471, 15.5432) |
| Luminance | 0.3995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 1.56
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 1.58
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 2.23
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 2.51
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.83
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A55B #5B7EC8
analogous
#C86F5B #C8A55B #B5C85B
triadic
#C8A55B #5BC8A5 #A55BC8
tetradic
#C8A55B #5BC86F #5B7EC8 #C85BB5
square
#C8A55B #5BC86F #5B7EC8 #C85BB5
split-complementary
#C8A55B #5BB5C8 #6F5BC8
monochromatic
#7E632A #AC873A #C8A55B #D7BE89 #E7D7B7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#C8A55B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#C8A55B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A55B
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A55B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A55B | 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)
#B5A454
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEAD5D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D79994
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a55b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 165, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.102 84.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbbf8b',
500: '#c8a55b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a55b; $custom-light: #dbbf8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a55b",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 165,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.734,
"s": 49.772,
"l": 57.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73794,
"c": 0.1017,
"h": 84.5
},
"luminance": 0.39945
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A55B
secondary
#A9B7D6
accent
#7BD94F
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF7F0
border
#D4D0CB
text
#15120C
muted
#83817D