#c8a043

Color #c8a043

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Dark Goldenrod #b8860b · ΔE 14.32 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#c8a043

RGB

rgb(200, 160, 67)

HSL

hsl(42, 54.7%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(42, 66.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 20%, 66.5%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(67.89, 4.8, 52.52)

LCH

lch(67.89, 52.74, 84.78)

OKLCH

oklch(72.5%, 0.1196, 85.49)

HWB

hwb(42, 26.3%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#436bc8

Analogous

#c85e43

#c8a043

#adc843

Triadic

#c8a043

#43c8a0

#a043c8

Split-complementary

#c8a043

#43adc8

#5e43c8

Tetradic

#c8a043

#6bc843

#436bc8

#a043c8

Square

#c8a043

#43c85e

#436bc8

#c843ad

Shades

Color #c8a043 mixed toward black.

#ac8832

#8a6d28

#67511e

#453614

#221b0a

Tints

Color #c8a043 mixed toward white.

#d1b063

#dac082

#e4d0a1

#eddfc0

#f6efe0

Tones

Color #c8a043 mixed toward gray.

#bd9c4e

#b29759

#a79364

#9c8e6f

#918a7b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b864 · ΔE 12.9

Deuteranopia

#babd6a · ΔE 14.2

Tritanopia

#c6777b · ΔE 33.6

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 24.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c8a043;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c8a043]

Related colors

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#c8a043 (#c8a043) is rgb(200, 160, 67) in RGB.

No, #c8a043 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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