#C8A97D#C8A97D
#C8A97D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.421; OKLCH L 75.2% C 0.069 H 76.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A97D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 169, 125) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 41%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 38%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.5%, 37.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.97, 5.11, 26.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.97, 27.41, 79.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.16% 0.0167 0.0672) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.16% 0.069 76.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.7101, 42.1378, 25.3344) |
| Luminance | 0.4214 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 1.94
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 2.57
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 3.22
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 3.99
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 4.15
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A97D #7D9CC8
analogous
#C8837D #C8A97D #C1C87D
triadic
#C8A97D #7DC8A9 #A97DC8
tetradic
#C8A97D #7DC883 #7D9CC8 #C87DC1
square
#C8A97D #7DC883 #7D9CC8 #C87DC1
split-complementary
#C8A97D #7DC1C8 #837DC8
monochromatic
#8E6C3C #B68D52 #C8A97D #DAC5A8 #ECE2D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.23
#C8A97D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.43
#C8A97D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A97D
9.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A97D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A97D | 1.00 | 2.23 | 9.43 | 9.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5A97A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDB17E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D4A19D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a97d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 169, 125); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.2% 0.069 76.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dac2a3',
500: '#c8a97d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a97d; $custom-light: #dac2a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a97d",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 169,
"b": 125
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.2,
"s": 40.541,
"l": 63.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75164,
"c": 0.06921,
"h": 76.1
},
"luminance": 0.42136
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A97D
secondary
#C3CEDE
accent
#68B432
background
#FDFBFA
surface
#FBF7F3
border
#D4D0CD
text
#15120F
muted
#83817F