#C8A75A#C8A75A
#C8A75A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.407; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.104 H 86.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A75A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 167, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 50%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 55%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.5%, 55%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.94, 2.67, 43.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.94, 43.95, 86.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.19% 0.0062 0.1036) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.19% 0.104 86.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.4853, 40.6571, 15.4387) |
| Luminance | 0.4066 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 1.58
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 1.70
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 2.49
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 3.23
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.59
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A75A #5A7BC8
analogous
#C8705A #C8A75A #B2C85A
triadic
#C8A75A #5AC8A7 #A75AC8
tetradic
#C8A75A #5AC870 #5A7BC8 #C85AB2
square
#C8A75A #5AC870 #5A7BC8 #C85AB2
split-complementary
#C8A75A #5AB2C8 #705AC8
monochromatic
#7E652A #AC8939 #C8A75A #D7BF88 #E7D8B6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.30
#C8A75A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.13
#C8A75A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A75A
9.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A75A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A75A | 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)
#B7A653
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFAF5D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D79B95
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a75a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 167, 90); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.104 86.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbc08a',
500: '#c8a75a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a75a; $custom-light: #dbc08a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a75a",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 167,
"b": 90
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42,
"s": 50,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74186,
"c": 0.10374,
"h": 86.6
},
"luminance": 0.40655
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A75A
secondary
#A8B6D5
accent
#78DA4E
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF7F0
border
#D4D0CB
text
#15120C
muted
#83817D