#C8AF73#C8AF73
#C8AF73 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.442; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.083 H 87.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8AF73 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 175, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 44%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 43%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.5%, 42.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.35, 0.77, 34.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.35, 34.06, 88.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.2% 0.0032 0.0833) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.2% 0.083 87.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.2451, 44.1788, 22.5185) |
| Luminance | 0.4418 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 0.89
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 2.31
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.21
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 3.41
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 3.41
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 3.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8AF73 #738CC8
analogous
#C88573 #C8AF73 #B7C873
triadic
#C8AF73 #73C8AF #AF73C8
tetradic
#C8AF73 #73C885 #738CC8 #C873B7
square
#C8AF73 #73C885 #738CC8 #C873B7
split-complementary
#C8AF73 #73B7C8 #8573C8
monochromatic
#8A7236 #B69648 #C8AF73 #D9C89F #EBE1CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#C8AF73 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.84
#C8AF73 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8AF73
9.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8AF73 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8AF73 | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.84 | 9.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCAD6F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2B475
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D4A6A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8af73; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 175, 115); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.083 87.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dac69c',
500: '#c8af73',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8af73; $custom-light: #dac69c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8af73",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 175,
"b": 115
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.353,
"s": 43.59,
"l": 61.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76197,
"c": 0.08341,
"h": 87.8
},
"luminance": 0.44177
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8AF73
secondary
#BCC5DB
accent
#57B72F
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FBF8F2
border
#D4D1CC
text
#15130E
muted
#83827E