#C8AA85#C8AA85
#C8AA85 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.427; OKLCH L 75.5% C 0.061 H 72.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8AA85 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 170, 133) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 38%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 34%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15%, 33.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.37, 5.55, 23.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.37, 23.81, 76.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.53% 0.0184 0.0584) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.53% 0.061 72.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.4286, 42.7240, 28.1974) |
| Luminance | 0.4272 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 2.84
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 3.48
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 3.59
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 4.16
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 4.18
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 5.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8AA85 #85A3C8
analogous
#C88885 #C8AA85 #C5C885
triadic
#C8AA85 #85C8AA #AA85C8
tetradic
#C8AA85 #85C888 #85A3C8 #C885C5
square
#C8AA85 #85C888 #85A3C8 #C885C5
split-complementary
#C8AA85 #85C5C8 #8885C8
monochromatic
#916D41 #B58D5B #C8AA85 #DBC7AF #EEE5D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#C8AA85 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.54
#C8AA85 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8AA85
9.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8AA85 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8AA85 | 1.00 | 2.20 | 9.54 | 9.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5AB83
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCB286
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D3A2A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8aa85; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 170, 133); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.5% 0.061 72.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9c3a8',
500: '#c8aa85',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8aa85; $custom-light: #d9c3a8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8aa85",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 170,
"b": 133
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.134,
"s": 37.853,
"l": 65.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75527,
"c": 0.06119,
"h": 72.5
},
"luminance": 0.42722
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8AA85
secondary
#C9D3E0
accent
#6CB135
background
#FDFBFA
surface
#FBF7F4
border
#D4D0CE
text
#15120F
muted
#83817F