#C8A95C#C8A95C
#C8A95C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.414; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.103 H 87.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A95C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 169, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 50%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 54%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.5%, 54%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.48, 1.77, 43.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.48, 43.56, 87.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.62% 0.0038 0.103) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.62% 0.103 87.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.9408, 41.4300, 16.0161) |
| Luminance | 0.4143 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 1.12
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 1.66
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.07
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.24
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 3.94
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 3.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A95C #5C7BC8
analogous
#C8735C #C8A95C #B1C85C
triadic
#C8A95C #5CC8A9 #A95CC8
tetradic
#C8A95C #5CC873 #5C7BC8 #C85CB1
square
#C8A95C #5CC873 #5C7BC8 #C85CB1
split-complementary
#C8A95C #5CB1C8 #735CC8
monochromatic
#7F672B #AD8C3A #C8A95C #D7C18A #E7D9B8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.26
#C8A95C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.29
#C8A95C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A95C
9.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A95C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A95C | 1.00 | 2.26 | 9.29 | 9.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9A755
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0B05F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D69E97
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a95c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 169, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.103 87.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbc28c',
500: '#c8a95c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a95c; $custom-light: #dbc28c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a95c",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 169,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.778,
"s": 49.541,
"l": 57.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7462,
"c": 0.10305,
"h": 87.9
},
"luminance": 0.41428
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A95C
secondary
#AAB7D6
accent
#76D94F
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF7F0
border
#D4D0CB
text
#15120C
muted
#83817D