#C8AA80#C8AA80
#C8AA80 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.426; OKLCH L 75.4% C 0.066 H 75.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8AA80 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 170, 128) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 40%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 36%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15%, 36%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.28, 4.93, 25.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.28, 26.20, 79.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.43% 0.0163 0.0644) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.43% 0.066 75.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.0914, 42.5891, 26.4213) |
| Luminance | 0.4259 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 2.06
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 2.84
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 2.84
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 3.89
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 4.00
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 4.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8AA80 #809EC8
analogous
#C88680 #C8AA80 #C2C880
triadic
#C8AA80 #80C8AA #AA80C8
tetradic
#C8AA80 #80C886 #809EC8 #C880C2
square
#C8AA80 #80C886 #809EC8 #C880C2
split-complementary
#C8AA80 #80C2C8 #8680C8
monochromatic
#8F6E3E #B68D55 #C8AA80 #DAC7AB #EDE3D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#C8AA80 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.52
#C8AA80 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8AA80
9.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8AA80 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8AA80 | 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)
#B6AA7D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDB181
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D4A29F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8aa80; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 170, 128); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.4% 0.066 75.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dac3a5',
500: '#c8aa80',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8aa80; $custom-light: #dac3a5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8aa80",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 170,
"b": 128
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35,
"s": 39.56,
"l": 64.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75425,
"c": 0.06645,
"h": 75.8
},
"luminance": 0.42587
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8AA80
secondary
#C5D0DE
accent
#68B333
background
#FDFBFA
surface
#FBF7F4
border
#D4D0CE
text
#15120F
muted
#83817F