#C8A85F#C8A85F
#C8A85F is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.411; OKLCH L 74.5% C 0.100 H 86.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A85F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 168, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 49%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 53%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16%, 52.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.25, 2.56, 41.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.25, 41.82, 86.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.46% 0.0064 0.0993) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.46% 0.1 86.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.8892, 41.1129, 16.6588) |
| Luminance | 0.4111 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 1.05
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 1.57
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 2.28
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.02
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 3.26
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 3.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A85F #5F7FC8
analogous
#C8735F #C8A85F #B4C85F
triadic
#C8A85F #5FC8A8 #A85FC8
tetradic
#C8A85F #5FC873 #5F7FC8 #C85FB4
square
#C8A85F #5FC873 #5F7FC8 #C85FB4
split-complementary
#C8A85F #5FB4C8 #735FC8
monochromatic
#80672C #AE8B3C #C8A85F #D8C18D #E7DABA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.28
#C8A85F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.22
#C8A85F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A85F
9.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A85F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A85F | 1.00 | 2.28 | 9.22 | 9.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8A759
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFAF62
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D69D97
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a85f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 168, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.5% 0.100 86.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbc18e',
500: '#c8a85f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a85f; $custom-light: #dbc18e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a85f",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 168,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.714,
"s": 48.837,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74458,
"c": 0.09955,
"h": 86.3
},
"luminance": 0.41111
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A85F
secondary
#ACB9D6
accent
#79D84F
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF7F0
border
#D4D0CB
text
#15120C
muted
#83817D