#C8A69B#C8A69B
#C8A69B is a light, muted red. Relative luminance 0.419; OKLCH L 75.2% C 0.043 H 38.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A69B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 166, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 29%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 23%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17%, 22.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.82, 10.74, 10.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.82, 14.92, 43.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.25% 0.0337 0.027) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.25% 0.043 38.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.3723, 41.9199, 36.8107) |
| Luminance | 0.4192 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 4.01
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 6.84
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 7.93
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 8.60
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 10.11
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 10.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A69B #9BBDC8
analogous
#C89BA7 #C8A69B #C8BD9B
triadic
#C8A69B #9BC8A6 #A69BC8
tetradic
#C8A69B #A7C89B #9BBDC8 #BD9BC8
square
#C8A69B #A7C89B #9BBDC8 #BD9BC8
split-complementary
#C8A69B #9BC8BD #9BA7C8
monochromatic
#966353 #B28374 #C8A69B #DEC9C2 #F3ECEA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.24
#C8A69B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.38
#C8A69B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A69B
9.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A69B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A69B | 1.00 | 2.24 | 9.38 | 9.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEA99A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6B09B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D1A1A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a69b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 166, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.2% 0.043 38.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9c0b8',
500: '#c8a69b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a69b; $custom-light: #d9c0b8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a69b",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 166,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.667,
"s": 29.032,
"l": 69.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75248,
"c": 0.04316,
"h": 38.7
},
"luminance": 0.41918
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A69B
secondary
#D9E3E6
accent
#8EA83E
background
#FDFBFB
surface
#FAF7F6
border
#D3D0D0
text
#141211
muted
#838180