#C8B174#C8B174
#C8B174 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.450; OKLCH L 76.6% C 0.084 H 89.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8B174 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 177, 116) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 43%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 42%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.5%, 42%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.88, -0.19, 34.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.88, 34.22, 90.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.62% 0.0005 0.0838) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.62% 0.084 89.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.6951, 44.9863, 22.9539) |
| Luminance | 0.4499 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 1.70
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 2.60
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 3.06
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.64
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.75
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 3.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8B174 #748BC8
analogous
#C88774 #C8B174 #B5C874
triadic
#C8B174 #74C8B1 #B174C8
tetradic
#C8B174 #74C887 #748BC8 #C874B5
square
#C8B174 #74C887 #748BC8 #C874B5
split-complementary
#C8B174 #74B5C8 #8774C8
monochromatic
#8B7437 #B79848 #C8B174 #D9CAA0 #EBE2CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#C8B174 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.00
#C8B174 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8B174
10.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8B174 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8B174 | 1.00 | 2.10 | 10.00 | 10.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEAF6F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4B676
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D4A8A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8b174; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 177, 116); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.6% 0.084 89.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dac89d',
500: '#c8b174',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8b174; $custom-light: #dac89d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8b174",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 177,
"b": 116
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.571,
"s": 43.299,
"l": 61.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76624,
"c": 0.08378,
"h": 89.6
},
"luminance": 0.44985
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8B174
secondary
#BCC5DB
accent
#54B62F
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FBF8F2
border
#D4D1CC
text
#15130E
muted
#83827E