#C8B27E#C8B27E
#C8B27E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.456; OKLCH L 77.0% C 0.073 H 87.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8B27E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 178, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 40%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 37%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11%, 37%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.30, 0.41, 29.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.30, 29.50, 89.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.01% 0.003 0.0732) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.01% 0.073 87.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.5066, 45.6281, 26.2500) |
| Luminance | 0.4563 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 2.05
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 2.09
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 2.76
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 2.85
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 3.36
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8B27E #7E94C8
analogous
#C88D7E #C8B27E #B9C87E
triadic
#C8B27E #7EC8B2 #B27EC8
tetradic
#C8B27E #7EC88D #7E94C8 #C87EB9
square
#C8B27E #7EC88D #7E94C8 #C87EB9
split-complementary
#C8B27E #7EB9C8 #8D7EC8
monochromatic
#8F763D #B69853 #C8B27E #DACCA9 #EDE5D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.07
#C8B27E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.13
#C8B27E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8B27E
10.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8B27E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8B27E | 1.00 | 2.07 | 10.13 | 10.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEB07A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3B780
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D3AAA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8b27e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 178, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.0% 0.073 87.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dac8a4',
500: '#c8b27e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8b27e; $custom-light: #dac8a4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8b27e",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 178,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.162,
"s": 40.217,
"l": 63.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77008,
"c": 0.07329,
"h": 87.6
},
"luminance": 0.45627
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8B27E
secondary
#C4CCDE
accent
#59B332
background
#FDFCFA
surface
#FBF8F4
border
#D4D1CE
text
#15130F
muted
#83827F