#C8A94F#C8A94F
#C8A94F is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.412; OKLCH L 74.5% C 0.115 H 90.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A94F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 169, 79) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 52%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 61%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.5%, 60.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.33, 0.76, 49.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.33, 49.68, 89.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.46% -0.0007 0.1149) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.46% 0.115 90.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.4205, 41.2219, 13.2759) |
| Luminance | 0.4122 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 2.49
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.63
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.79
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.90
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.31
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A94F #4F6EC8
analogous
#C86D4F #C8A94F #ABC84F
triadic
#C8A94F #4FC8A9 #A94FC8
tetradic
#C8A94F #4FC86D #4F6EC8 #C84FAB
square
#C8A94F #4FC86D #4F6EC8 #C84FAB
split-complementary
#C8A94F #4FABC8 #6D4FC8
monochromatic
#776225 #A68934 #C8A94F #D7C07E #E5D7AC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.27
#C8A94F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.24
#C8A94F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A94F
9.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A94F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A94F | 1.00 | 2.27 | 9.24 | 9.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAA746
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1B053
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D79D95
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a94f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 169, 79); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.5% 0.115 90.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcc283',
500: '#c8a94f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a94f; $custom-light: #dcc283; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a94f",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 169,
"b": 79
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.628,
"s": 52.381,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74459,
"c": 0.11487,
"h": 90.4
},
"luminance": 0.4122
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A94F
secondary
#A0ADD3
accent
#71DC4C
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF7EF
border
#D4D0CA
text
#15120B
muted
#83817C