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#c8a56e color: Classic Gold

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37°
100%

OKLCH

74.1%
0.083
78°
  • ≈ Camel
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • olive-400
  • Black 22%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.32:1 · Below AALc -51
Black text9.06:1 · AALc 58

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About #c8a56e

#c8a56e is a soft light amber color. In OKLCH it has 74.1% lightness, 0.083 chroma and a hue of 78°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.32:1 contrast and black text 9.06:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Classic Gold (#c9a367). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is olive-400.

More light amber colors

Lighter: #c8a56e mixed with white

  1. c8a56e
  2. ceae7d
  3. d3b78b
  4. d9c09a
  5. dec9a8
  6. e4d2b6
  7. e9dbc5
  8. efe4d3
  9. f4ede2
  10. faf6f0

Darker: #c8a56e mixed with black

  1. c8a56e
  2. ae8f5f
  3. 947950
  4. 7b6541
  5. 635133
  6. 4c3d26
  7. 362b19
  8. 211a0e
  9. 0f0a04
  10. 020101

Calmer: #c8a56e with less saturation

  1. c8a56e
  2. c5a675
  3. c2a67b
  4. c0a782
  5. bda888
  6. baa88e
  7. b7a994
  8. b4aa9a
  9. b1aaa0
  10. aeaaa5