#C8AB60#C8AB60
#C8AB60 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.422; OKLCH L 75.1% C 0.100 H 88.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8AB60 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 171, 96) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 49%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 52%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.5%, 52%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.04, 1.04, 42.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.04, 42.21, 88.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.08% 0.0021 0.1004) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.08% 0.1 88.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.4952, 42.2517, 17.0864) |
| Luminance | 0.4225 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 0.90
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 1.80
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 2.80
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 3.48
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.52
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8AB60 #607DC8
analogous
#C87760 #C8AB60 #B1C860
triadic
#C8AB60 #60C8AB #AB60C8
tetradic
#C8AB60 #60C877 #607DC8 #C860B1
square
#C8AB60 #60C877 #607DC8 #C860B1
split-complementary
#C8AB60 #60B1C8 #7760C8
monochromatic
#81692D #AE8F3C #C8AB60 #D8C38D #E7DBBB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.22
#C8AB60 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.45
#C8AB60 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8AB60
9.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8AB60 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8AB60 | 1.00 | 2.22 | 9.45 | 9.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAA95A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1B163
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D6A099
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8ab60; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 171, 96); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.1% 0.100 88.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbc38f',
500: '#c8ab60',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8ab60; $custom-light: #dbc38f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8ab60",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 171,
"b": 96
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.269,
"s": 48.598,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75084,
"c": 0.10045,
"h": 88.8
},
"luminance": 0.4225
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8AB60
secondary
#ADB9D7
accent
#76D850
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF7F0
border
#D4D0CB
text
#15120C
muted
#83817D