#C8A96B#C8A96B
#C8A96B is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.417; OKLCH L 74.8% C 0.088 H 83.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A96B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 169, 107) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 46%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 47%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.5%, 46.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.68, 3.15, 36.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.68, 36.24, 85.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.84% 0.0095 0.0876) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.84% 0.088 83.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.6626, 41.7188, 19.8178) |
| Luminance | 0.4172 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 1.83
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 1.86
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 2.36
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 2.63
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 3.09
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A96B #6B8AC8
analogous
#C87A6B #C8A96B #B8C86B
triadic
#C8A96B #6BC8A9 #A96BC8
tetradic
#C8A96B #6BC87A #6B8AC8 #C86BB8
square
#C8A96B #6BC87A #6B8AC8 #C86BB8
split-complementary
#C8A96B #6BB8C8 #7A6BC8
monochromatic
#876A32 #B38E43 #C8A96B #D9C398 #E9DDC4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.25
#C8A96B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.34
#C8A96B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A96B
9.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A96B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A96B | 1.00 | 2.25 | 9.34 | 9.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7A866
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFB06D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D59F9A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a96b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 169, 107); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.8% 0.088 83.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dac296',
500: '#c8a96b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a96b; $custom-light: #dac296; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a96b",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 169,
"b": 107
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40,
"s": 45.813,
"l": 60.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74843,
"c": 0.0881,
"h": 83.8
},
"luminance": 0.41717
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A96B
secondary
#B6C1D9
accent
#5BB92C
background
#FDFBF9
surface
#FBF7F2
border
#D4D0CC
text
#15120D
muted
#83817E