#C8AE76#C8AE76
#C8AE76 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.439; OKLCH L 76.0% C 0.079 H 85.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8AE76 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 174, 118) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 43%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 41%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13%, 41%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.14, 1.63, 32.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.14, 32.24, 87.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.05% 0.006 0.0792) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.05% 0.079 85.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.2266, 43.8612, 23.3778) |
| Luminance | 0.4386 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 0.48
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 2.38
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 2.55
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 2.73
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 3.00
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 3.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8AE76 #7690C8
analogous
#C88576 #C8AE76 #B9C876
triadic
#C8AE76 #76C8AE #AE76C8
tetradic
#C8AE76 #76C885 #7690C8 #C876B9
square
#C8AE76 #76C885 #7690C8 #C876B9
split-complementary
#C8AE76 #76B9C8 #8576C8
monochromatic
#8C7138 #B6944A #C8AE76 #DAC8A2 #EBE2CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#C8AE76 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.77
#C8AE76 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8AE76
9.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8AE76 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8AE76 | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.77 | 9.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBAD72
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1B478
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D4A5A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8ae76; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 174, 118); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.0% 0.079 85.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dac69e',
500: '#c8ae76',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8ae76; $custom-light: #dac69e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8ae76",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 174,
"b": 118
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.976,
"s": 42.708,
"l": 62.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76046,
"c": 0.07945,
"h": 85.7
},
"luminance": 0.43859
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8AE76
secondary
#BEC7DC
accent
#5AB630
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FBF8F2
border
#D4D1CC
text
#15130E
muted
#83827E