#C8AD76#C8AD76
#C8AD76 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.435; OKLCH L 75.8% C 0.079 H 84.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8AD76 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 173, 118) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 43%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 41%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.5%, 41%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.88, 2.16, 31.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.88, 31.94, 86.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.84% 0.0076 0.0785) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.84% 0.079 84.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.0341, 43.4763, 23.3137) |
| Luminance | 0.4348 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 0.73
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 2.00
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 2.19
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 2.91
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 2.94
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8AD76 #7691C8
analogous
#C88476 #C8AD76 #BAC876
triadic
#C8AD76 #76C8AD #AD76C8
tetradic
#C8AD76 #76C884 #7691C8 #C876BA
square
#C8AD76 #76C884 #7691C8 #C876BA
split-complementary
#C8AD76 #76BAC8 #8476C8
monochromatic
#8C7038 #B6934A #C8AD76 #DAC7A2 #EBE1CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#C8AD76 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.70
#C8AD76 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8AD76
9.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8AD76 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8AD76 | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.70 | 9.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAAC72
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1B378
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D4A49F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8ad76; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 173, 118); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.8% 0.079 84.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dac59e',
500: '#c8ad76',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8ad76; $custom-light: #dac59e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8ad76",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 173,
"b": 118
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.244,
"s": 42.708,
"l": 62.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75842,
"c": 0.07881,
"h": 84.5
},
"luminance": 0.43475
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8AD76
secondary
#BEC8DC
accent
#5CB630
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FBF8F2
border
#D4D1CC
text
#15120E
muted
#83817E