#C8A58E#C8A58E
#C8A58E is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.411; OKLCH L 74.7% C 0.052 H 55.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A58E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 165, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(24, 35%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(24, 29%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.5%, 29%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.28, 9.43, 16.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.28, 19.22, 60.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.73% 0.03 0.0429) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.73% 0.052 55.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.1577, 41.1444, 31.3069) |
| Luminance | 0.4114 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 3.46
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 7.28
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 7.49
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 7.93
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 8.23
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 8.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A58E #8EB1C8
analogous
#C88E94 #C8A58E #C8C28E
triadic
#C8A58E #8EC8A5 #A58EC8
tetradic
#C8A58E #94C88E #8EB1C8 #C28EC8
square
#C8A58E #94C88E #8EB1C8 #C28EC8
split-complementary
#C8A58E #8EC8C2 #8E94C8
monochromatic
#946648 #B48465 #C8A58E #DCC6B7 #F0E7E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.28
#C8A58E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.23
#C8A58E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A58E
9.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A58E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A58E | 1.00 | 2.28 | 9.23 | 9.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AFA78C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7AF8E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D29F9F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a58e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 165, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.7% 0.052 55.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9bfaf',
500: '#c8a58e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a58e; $custom-light: #d9bfaf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a58e",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 165,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 23.793,
"s": 34.524,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74733,
"c": 0.05235,
"h": 55.1
},
"luminance": 0.41143
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A58E
secondary
#D0DBE2
accent
#7FAD38
background
#FDFBFA
surface
#FBF7F4
border
#D4D0CE
text
#151210
muted
#83817F