#C8A75C#C8A75C
#C8A75C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.407; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.102 H 86.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A75C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 167, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 50%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 54%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.5%, 54%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.96, 2.84, 42.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.96, 43.00, 86.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.21% 0.0069 0.1016) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.21% 0.102 86.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.5716, 40.6916, 15.8931) |
| Luminance | 0.4069 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 1.31
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 1.75
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 2.22
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 3.04
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.40
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 3.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A75C #5C7DC8
analogous
#C8715C #C8A75C #B3C85C
triadic
#C8A75C #5CC8A7 #A75CC8
tetradic
#C8A75C #5CC871 #5C7DC8 #C85CB3
square
#C8A75C #5CC871 #5C7DC8 #C85CB3
split-complementary
#C8A75C #5CB3C8 #715CC8
monochromatic
#7F652B #AD8A3A #C8A75C #D7C08A #E7D8B8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.30
#C8A75C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.14
#C8A75C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A75C
9.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A75C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A75C | 1.00 | 2.30 | 9.14 | 9.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7A655
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFAF5F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D79C95
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a75c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 167, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.102 86.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbc08c',
500: '#c8a75c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a75c; $custom-light: #dbc08c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a75c",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 167,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.667,
"s": 49.541,
"l": 57.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74213,
"c": 0.10185,
"h": 86.1
},
"luminance": 0.4069
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A75C
secondary
#AAB7D6
accent
#79D94F
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF7F0
border
#D4D0CB
text
#15120C
muted
#83817D