#C8A95B#C8A95B
#C8A95B is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.414; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.104 H 88.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A95B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 169, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 50%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 55%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.5%, 54.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.46, 1.68, 44.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.46, 44.04, 87.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.61% 0.0034 0.1039) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.61% 0.104 88.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.8974, 41.4127, 15.7874) |
| Luminance | 0.4141 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 1.15
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 1.81
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.20
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.36
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.03
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A95B #5B7AC8
analogous
#C8735B #C8A95B #B1C85B
triadic
#C8A95B #5BC8A9 #A95BC8
tetradic
#C8A95B #5BC873 #5B7AC8 #C85BB1
square
#C8A95B #5BC873 #5B7AC8 #C85BB1
split-complementary
#C8A95B #5BB1C8 #735BC8
monochromatic
#7E662A #AC8C3A #C8A95B #D7C189 #E7D9B7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.26
#C8A95B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.28
#C8A95B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A95B
9.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A95B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A95B | 1.00 | 2.26 | 9.28 | 9.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9A754
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0B05E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D79D97
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a95b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 169, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.104 88.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbc28b',
500: '#c8a95b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a95b; $custom-light: #dbc28b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a95b",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 169,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.936,
"s": 49.772,
"l": 57.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74607,
"c": 0.104,
"h": 88.1
},
"luminance": 0.41411
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A95B
secondary
#A9B6D6
accent
#76D94F
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF7F0
border
#D4D0CB
text
#15120C
muted
#83817D