#C8AC60#C8AC60
#C8AC60 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.426; OKLCH L 75.3% C 0.101 H 89.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8AC60 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 172, 96) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 49%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 52%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14%, 52%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.30, 0.51, 42.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.30, 42.52, 89.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.29% 0.0006 0.1011) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.29% 0.101 89.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.6848, 42.6309, 17.1496) |
| Luminance | 0.4263 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 0.99
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.19
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 2.89
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 3.64
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.96
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8AC60 #607CC8
analogous
#C87860 #C8AC60 #B0C860
triadic
#C8AC60 #60C8AC #AC60C8
tetradic
#C8AC60 #60C878 #607CC8 #C860B0
square
#C8AC60 #60C878 #607CC8 #C860B0
split-complementary
#C8AC60 #60B0C8 #7860C8
monochromatic
#816A2D #AE903C #C8AC60 #D8C48D #E7DBBB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#C8AC60 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.53
#C8AC60 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8AC60
9.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8AC60 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8AC60 | 1.00 | 2.20 | 9.53 | 9.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBAA59
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2B263
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D6A19A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8ac60; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 172, 96); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.3% 0.101 89.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbc48f',
500: '#c8ac60',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8ac60; $custom-light: #dbc48f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8ac60",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 172,
"b": 96
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.846,
"s": 48.598,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75288,
"c": 0.10112,
"h": 89.7
},
"luminance": 0.42629
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8AC60
secondary
#ADB8D7
accent
#74D850
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FBF8F0
border
#D4D1CB
text
#15120C
muted
#83817D