#C8A66D#C8A66D
#C8A66D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.407; OKLCH L 74.3% C 0.085 H 79.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A66D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 166, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 45%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 46%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17%, 45.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.94, 4.96, 34.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.94, 34.47, 81.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.27% 0.015 0.0832) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.27% 0.085 79.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.2173, 40.6579, 20.1944) |
| Luminance | 0.4066 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 2.48
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 2.74
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 3.00
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 3.12
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.24
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 3.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A66D #6D8FC8
analogous
#C8786D #C8A66D #BDC86D
triadic
#C8A66D #6DC8A6 #A66DC8
tetradic
#C8A66D #6DC878 #6D8FC8 #C86DBD
square
#C8A66D #6DC878 #6D8FC8 #C86DBD
split-complementary
#C8A66D #6DBDC8 #786DC8
monochromatic
#886833 #B48A44 #C8A66D #D9C199 #E9DCC6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.30
#C8A66D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.13
#C8A66D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A66D
9.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A66D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A66D | 1.00 | 2.30 | 9.13 | 9.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4A669
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCAE6F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D59C98
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a66d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 166, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.3% 0.085 79.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dac097',
500: '#c8a66d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a66d; $custom-light: #dac097; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a66d",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 166,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.582,
"s": 45.274,
"l": 60.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7427,
"c": 0.08451,
"h": 79.8
},
"luminance": 0.40656
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A66D
secondary
#B7C4DA
accent
#61B82D
background
#FDFBF9
surface
#FBF7F2
border
#D4D0CC
text
#15120D
muted
#83817E