#C8A85A#C8A85A
#C8A85A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.410; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.104 H 87.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A85A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 168, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 50%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 55%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16%, 55%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.19, 2.14, 44.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.19, 44.23, 87.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.39% 0.0046 0.1042) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.39% 0.104 87.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.6692, 41.0249, 15.5000) |
| Luminance | 0.4102 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 1.40
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 1.72
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 2.91
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.51
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 3.68
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A85A #5A7AC8
analogous
#C8715A #C8A85A #B1C85A
triadic
#C8A85A #5AC8A8 #A85AC8
tetradic
#C8A85A #5AC871 #5A7AC8 #C85AB1
square
#C8A85A #5AC871 #5A7AC8 #C85AB1
split-complementary
#C8A85A #5AB1C8 #715AC8
monochromatic
#7E652A #AC8A39 #C8A85A #D7C088 #E7D8B6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.28
#C8A85A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.20
#C8A85A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A85A
9.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A85A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A85A | 1.00 | 2.28 | 9.20 | 9.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8A753
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0AF5D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D79C96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a85a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 168, 90); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.104 87.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbc18b',
500: '#c8a85a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a85a; $custom-light: #dbc18b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a85a",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 168,
"b": 90
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.545,
"s": 50,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7439,
"c": 0.10433,
"h": 87.5
},
"luminance": 0.41023
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A85A
secondary
#A8B6D5
accent
#77DA4E
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF7F0
border
#D4D0CB
text
#15120C
muted
#83817D