#C8A74D#C8A74D
#C8A74D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.405; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.115 H 89.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A74D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 167, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 53%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 62%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.5%, 61.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.79, 1.69, 50.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.79, 50.03, 88.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.03% 0.0017 0.1153) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.03% 0.115 89.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.9796, 40.4548, 12.7752) |
| Luminance | 0.4045 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 2.70
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.52
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.38
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.75
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.08
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 5.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A74D #4D6EC8
analogous
#C8694D #C8A74D #ACC84D
triadic
#C8A74D #4DC8A7 #A74DC8
tetradic
#C8A74D #4DC869 #4D6EC8 #C84DAC
square
#C8A74D #4DC869 #4D6EC8 #C84DAC
split-complementary
#C8A74D #4DACC8 #694DC8
monochromatic
#766024 #A58633 #C8A74D #D6BE7C #E5D5AB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.31
#C8A74D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.09
#C8A74D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A74D
9.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A74D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A74D | 1.00 | 2.31 | 9.09 | 9.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8A544
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0AE51
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D79A93
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a74d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 167, 77); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.115 89.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcc082',
500: '#c8a74d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a74d; $custom-light: #dcc082; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a74d",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 167,
"b": 77
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.902,
"s": 52.79,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74028,
"c": 0.11533,
"h": 89.2
},
"luminance": 0.40453
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A74D
secondary
#9EACD2
accent
#72DC4C
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF7EF
border
#D4D0CA
text
#15120B
muted
#83817C