#C8A97F#C8A97F
#C8A97F is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.422; OKLCH L 75.2% C 0.067 H 74.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A97F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 169, 127) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 40%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 37%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.5%, 36.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.00, 5.35, 25.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.00, 26.45, 78.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.2% 0.0175 0.0648) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.2% 0.067 74.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.8391, 42.1894, 26.0141) |
| Luminance | 0.4219 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 2.38
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 3.02
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 3.05
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 3.91
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 4.30
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 4.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A97F #7F9EC8
analogous
#C8857F #C8A97F #C3C87F
triadic
#C8A97F #7FC8A9 #A97FC8
tetradic
#C8A97F #7FC885 #7F9EC8 #C87FC3
square
#C8A97F #7FC885 #7F9EC8 #C87FC3
split-complementary
#C8A97F #7FC3C8 #857FC8
monochromatic
#8F6C3D #B68C54 #C8A97F #DAC6AA #EDE3D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.23
#C8A97F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.44
#C8A97F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A97F
9.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A97F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A97F | 1.00 | 2.23 | 9.44 | 9.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5A97C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCB180
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D4A19E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a97f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 169, 127); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.2% 0.067 74.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dac2a4',
500: '#c8a97f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a97f; $custom-light: #dac2a4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a97f",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 169,
"b": 127
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.521,
"s": 39.891,
"l": 64.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75204,
"c": 0.06711,
"h": 74.9
},
"luminance": 0.42188
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A97F
secondary
#C5CFDE
accent
#69B333
background
#FDFBFA
surface
#FBF7F4
border
#D4D0CE
text
#15120F
muted
#83817F