#C8BB99#C8BB99
#C8BB99 is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.501; OKLCH L 79.4% C 0.048 H 89.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8BB99 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 187, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 30%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 24%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.5%, 23.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.14, -0.83, 18.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.14, 18.93, 92.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.41% 0.0004 0.0483) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.41% 0.048 89.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.3396, 50.1210, 37.3114) |
| Luminance | 0.5012 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 3.64
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 4.08
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 4.97
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 6.12
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 6.35
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 6.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8BB99 #99A6C8
analogous
#C8A499 #C8BB99 #BEC899
triadic
#C8BB99 #99C8BB #BB99C8
tetradic
#C8BB99 #99C8A4 #99A6C8 #C899BE
square
#C8BB99 #99C8A4 #99A6C8 #C899BE
split-complementary
#C8BB99 #99BEC8 #A499C8
monochromatic
#968351 #B3A071 #C8BB99 #DDD6C1 #F3F0E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.90
#C8BB99 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.02
#C8BB99 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8BB99
11.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8BB99 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8BB99 | 1.00 | 1.90 | 11.02 | 11.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C3BA97
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C6BD9A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D0B5B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BCBCBC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8bb99; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 187, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.4% 0.048 89.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9cfb7',
500: '#c8bb99',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8bb99; $custom-light: #d9cfb7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8bb99",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 187,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.404,
"s": 29.936,
"l": 69.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7941,
"c": 0.04832,
"h": 89.6
},
"luminance": 0.5012
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8BB99
secondary
#69779D
accent
#5BA93D
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FBFBF8
border
#D4D4D1
text
#141311
muted
#838381