#C8A65F#C8A65F
#C8A65F is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.404; OKLCH L 74.1% C 0.098 H 84.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A65F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 166, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 49%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 53%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17%, 52.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.74, 3.63, 41.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.74, 41.28, 84.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.05% 0.0096 0.098) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.05% 0.098 84.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.5228, 40.3801, 16.5366) |
| Luminance | 0.4038 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 1.22
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 1.42
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 2.39
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 2.40
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.40
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 3.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A65F #5F81C8
analogous
#C8715F #C8A65F #B6C85F
triadic
#C8A65F #5FC8A6 #A65FC8
tetradic
#C8A65F #5FC871 #5F81C8 #C85FB6
square
#C8A65F #5FC871 #5F81C8 #C85FB6
split-complementary
#C8A65F #5FB6C8 #715FC8
monochromatic
#80652C #AE893C #C8A65F #D8BF8D #E7D9BA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.31
#C8A65F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.08
#C8A65F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A65F
9.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A65F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A65F | 1.00 | 2.31 | 9.08 | 9.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6A559
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEAE61
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D69B95
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a65f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 166, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.1% 0.098 84.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbc08e',
500: '#c8a65f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a65f; $custom-light: #dbc08e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a65f",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 166,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.571,
"s": 48.837,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74052,
"c": 0.09843,
"h": 84.4
},
"luminance": 0.40378
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A65F
secondary
#ACBAD6
accent
#7CD84F
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF7F0
border
#D4D0CB
text
#15120C
muted
#83817D