#C8B17C#C8B17C
#C8B17C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.452; OKLCH L 76.8% C 0.075 H 87.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8B17C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 177, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 41%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 38%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.5%, 38%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.01, 0.71, 30.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.01, 30.18, 88.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.77% 0.0038 0.0747) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.77% 0.075 87.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.1806, 45.1805, 25.5110) |
| Luminance | 0.4518 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 1.66
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 2.36
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 2.56
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 2.79
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 3.09
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8B17C #7C93C8
analogous
#C88B7C #C8B17C #B9C87C
triadic
#C8B17C #7CC8B1 #B17CC8
tetradic
#C8B17C #7CC88B #7C93C8 #C87CB9
square
#C8B17C #7CC88B #7C93C8 #C87CB9
split-complementary
#C8B17C #7CB9C8 #8B7CC8
monochromatic
#8E753C #B69751 #C8B17C #DACBA7 #ECE4D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.09
#C8B17C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.04
#C8B17C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8B17C
10.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8B17C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8B17C | 1.00 | 2.09 | 10.04 | 10.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDB078
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3B67E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D4A8A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8b17c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 177, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.8% 0.075 87.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dac8a2',
500: '#c8b17c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8b17c; $custom-light: #dac8a2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8b17c",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 177,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.842,
"s": 40.86,
"l": 63.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76766,
"c": 0.07483,
"h": 87.1
},
"luminance": 0.45179
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8B17C
secondary
#C2CBDD
accent
#59B432
background
#FDFCFA
surface
#FBF8F3
border
#D4D1CD
text
#15130F
muted
#83827F