#C8A97A#C8A97A
#C8A97A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.421; OKLCH L 75.1% C 0.072 H 77.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A97A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 169, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 41%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 39%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.5%, 39%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.91, 4.76, 28.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.91, 28.86, 80.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.11% 0.0154 0.0707) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.11% 0.072 77.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.5213, 42.0623, 24.3403) |
| Luminance | 0.4206 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 1.51
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 2.04
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 3.53
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 3.62
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 3.67
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 4.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A97A #7A99C8
analogous
#C8827A #C8A97A #C0C87A
triadic
#C8A97A #7AC8A9 #A97AC8
tetradic
#C8A97A #7AC882 #7A99C8 #C87AC0
square
#C8A97A #7AC882 #7A99C8 #C87AC0
split-complementary
#C8A97A #7AC0C8 #827AC8
monochromatic
#8D6C3A #B68D4F #C8A97A #DAC5A5 #ECE1D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.23
#C8A97A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.41
#C8A97A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A97A
9.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A97A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A97A | 1.00 | 2.23 | 9.41 | 9.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6A977
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDB17B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D4A09D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a97a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 169, 122); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.1% 0.072 77.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dac2a1',
500: '#c8a97a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a97a; $custom-light: #dac2a1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a97a",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 169,
"b": 122
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.154,
"s": 41.489,
"l": 63.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75107,
"c": 0.07237,
"h": 77.7
},
"luminance": 0.4206
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A97A
secondary
#C1CCDD
accent
#65B531
background
#FDFBF9
surface
#FBF7F2
border
#D4D0CC
text
#15120F
muted
#83817E