#C8A95F#C8A95F
#C8A95F is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.415; OKLCH L 74.7% C 0.100 H 87.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A95F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 169, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 49%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 53%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.5%, 52.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.51, 2.02, 42.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.51, 42.11, 87.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.66% 0.0049 0.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.66% 0.1 87.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.0745, 41.4835, 16.7205) |
| Luminance | 0.4148 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 1.21
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 1.25
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 2.73
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 2.92
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 3.48
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 3.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A95F #5F7EC8
analogous
#C8755F #C8A95F #B2C85F
triadic
#C8A95F #5FC8A9 #A95FC8
tetradic
#C8A95F #5FC875 #5F7EC8 #C85FB2
square
#C8A95F #5FC875 #5F7EC8 #C85FB2
split-complementary
#C8A95F #5FB2C8 #755FC8
monochromatic
#80682C #AE8C3C #C8A95F #D8C18D #E7DABA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.26
#C8A95F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.30
#C8A95F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A95F
9.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A95F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A95F | 1.00 | 2.26 | 9.30 | 9.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8A859
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0B062
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D69E98
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a95f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 169, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.7% 0.100 87.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbc28e',
500: '#c8a95f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a95f; $custom-light: #dbc28e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a95f",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 169,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.286,
"s": 48.837,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74661,
"c": 0.10016,
"h": 87.2
},
"luminance": 0.41482
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A95F
secondary
#ACB9D6
accent
#78D84F
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF7F0
border
#D4D0CB
text
#15120C
muted
#83817D