#C8A57B#C8A57B
#C8A57B is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.406; OKLCH L 74.3% C 0.070 H 71.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A57B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 165, 123) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 41%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 39%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.5%, 38.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.91, 7.03, 26.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.91, 27.51, 75.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.33% 0.0222 0.0663) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.33% 0.07 71.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.8508, 40.6216, 24.4240) |
| Luminance | 0.4062 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 3.41
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 3.82
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 4.07
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 4.21
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 4.35
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 5.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A57B #7B9EC8
analogous
#C87E7B #C8A57B #C4C87B
triadic
#C8A57B #7BC8A5 #A57BC8
tetradic
#C8A57B #7BC87E #7B9EC8 #C87BC4
square
#C8A57B #7BC87E #7B9EC8 #C87BC4
split-complementary
#C8A57B #7BC4C8 #7E7BC8
monochromatic
#8E683B #B68850 #C8A57B #DAC2A6 #ECE0D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.30
#C8A57B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.12
#C8A57B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A57B
9.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A57B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A57B | 1.00 | 2.30 | 9.12 | 9.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2A678
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAAE7C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D49C9A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a57b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 165, 123); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.3% 0.070 71.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dabfa1',
500: '#c8a57b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a57b; $custom-light: #dabfa1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a57b",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 165,
"b": 123
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.727,
"s": 41.176,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74325,
"c": 0.06994,
"h": 71.5
},
"luminance": 0.4062
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A57B
secondary
#C2CEDD
accent
#6DB431
background
#FDFBF9
surface
#FBF7F2
border
#D4D0CC
text
#15120F
muted
#83817E