#C8AC73#C8AC73
#C8AC73 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.430; OKLCH L 75.6% C 0.081 H 84.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8AC73 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 172, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 44%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 43%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14%, 42.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.57, 2.37, 33.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.57, 33.13, 85.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.59% 0.0079 0.0811) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.59% 0.081 84.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.6677, 43.0240, 22.3260) |
| Luminance | 0.4302 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 0.66
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 2.34
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 2.38
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 2.66
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.02
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 3.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8AC73 #738FC8
analogous
#C88273 #C8AC73 #BAC873
triadic
#C8AC73 #73C8AC #AC73C8
tetradic
#C8AC73 #73C882 #738FC8 #C873BA
square
#C8AC73 #73C882 #738FC8 #C873BA
split-complementary
#C8AC73 #73BAC8 #8273C8
monochromatic
#8A6F36 #B69248 #C8AC73 #D9C69F #EBE0CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#C8AC73 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.60
#C8AC73 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8AC73
9.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8AC73 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8AC73 | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.60 | 9.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9AB6F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0B275
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D5A39E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8ac73; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 172, 115); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.6% 0.081 84.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dac49c',
500: '#c8ac73',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8ac73; $custom-light: #dac49c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8ac73",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 172,
"b": 115
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.235,
"s": 43.59,
"l": 61.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75586,
"c": 0.08144,
"h": 84.4
},
"luminance": 0.43022
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8AC73
secondary
#BCC6DB
accent
#5CB72F
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FBF8F2
border
#D4D1CC
text
#15120E
muted
#83817E