#C8A98E#C8A98E
#C8A98E is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.426; OKLCH L 75.5% C 0.052 H 63.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A98E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 169, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(28, 35%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(28, 29%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.5%, 29%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.29, 7.26, 18.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.29, 19.55, 68.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.52% 0.0237 0.0464) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.52% 0.052 63) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.8905, 42.6099, 31.5512) |
| Luminance | 0.4261 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 3.72
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 5.33
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 5.38
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 5.93
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 6.98
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 7.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A98E #8EADC8
analogous
#C88E90 #C8A98E #C8C68E
triadic
#C8A98E #8EC8A9 #A98EC8
tetradic
#C8A98E #90C88E #8EADC8 #C68EC8
square
#C8A98E #90C88E #8EADC8 #C68EC8
split-complementary
#C8A98E #8EC8C6 #8E90C8
monochromatic
#946B48 #B48A65 #C8A98E #DCC8B7 #F0E8E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#C8A98E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.52
#C8A98E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A98E
9.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A98E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A98E | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.52 | 9.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3AB8C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAB18E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D2A3A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a98e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 169, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.5% 0.052 63.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9c2af',
500: '#c8a98e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a98e; $custom-light: #d9c2af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a98e",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 169,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 27.931,
"s": 34.524,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75524,
"c": 0.05204,
"h": 63
},
"luminance": 0.42608
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A98E
secondary
#D0DAE2
accent
#77AD38
background
#FDFBFA
surface
#FAF7F4
border
#D3D0CE
text
#151210
muted
#83817F