#C8A75E#C8A75E
#C8A75E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.407; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.100 H 85.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A75E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 167, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 49%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 53%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.5%, 53%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.98, 3.01, 41.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.98, 42.03, 85.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.24% 0.0076 0.0997) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.24% 0.1 85.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.6601, 40.7270, 16.3596) |
| Luminance | 0.4073 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 1.11
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 1.88
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 1.96
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 2.89
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.25
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 3.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A75E #5E7FC8
analogous
#C8725E #C8A75E #B4C85E
triadic
#C8A75E #5EC8A7 #A75EC8
tetradic
#C8A75E #5EC872 #5E7FC8 #C85EB4
square
#C8A75E #5EC872 #5E7FC8 #C85EB4
split-complementary
#C8A75E #5EB4C8 #725EC8
monochromatic
#80662C #AE8A3B #C8A75E #D8C08C #E7D9B9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.30
#C8A75E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.15
#C8A75E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A75E
9.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A75E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A75E | 1.00 | 2.30 | 9.15 | 9.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7A658
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFAF60
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D69C96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a75e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 167, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.100 85.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbc08d',
500: '#c8a75e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a75e; $custom-light: #dbc08d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a75e",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 167,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.321,
"s": 49.074,
"l": 57.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74241,
"c": 0.09994,
"h": 85.6
},
"luminance": 0.40725
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A75E
secondary
#ACB9D6
accent
#7AD94F
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF7F0
border
#D4D0CB
text
#15120C
muted
#83817D