#C8AD75#C8AD75
#C8AD75 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.435; OKLCH L 75.8% C 0.080 H 84.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8AD75 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 173, 117) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 43%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 42%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.5%, 41.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.86, 2.05, 32.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.86, 32.43, 86.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.82% 0.0072 0.0796) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.82% 0.08 84.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.9750, 43.4526, 23.0024) |
| Luminance | 0.4345 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 0.52
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 2.23
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 2.33
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 2.74
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 3.06
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8AD75 #7590C8
analogous
#C88475 #C8AD75 #BAC875
triadic
#C8AD75 #75C8AD #AD75C8
tetradic
#C8AD75 #75C884 #7590C8 #C875BA
square
#C8AD75 #75C884 #7590C8 #C875BA
split-complementary
#C8AD75 #75BAC8 #8475C8
monochromatic
#8B7037 #B79349 #C8AD75 #D9C7A1 #EBE1CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#C8AD75 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.69
#C8AD75 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8AD75
9.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8AD75 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8AD75 | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.69 | 9.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAAC71
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1B377
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D4A49F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8ad75; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 173, 117); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.8% 0.080 84.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dac59d',
500: '#c8ad75',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8ad75; $custom-light: #dac59d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8ad75",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 173,
"b": 117
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.482,
"s": 43.005,
"l": 62.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75824,
"c": 0.0799,
"h": 84.9
},
"luminance": 0.43451
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8AD75
secondary
#BDC7DC
accent
#5BB62F
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FBF8F2
border
#D4D1CC
text
#15120E
muted
#83817E