#C09231#C09231
#C09231 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.320; OKLCH L 68.7% C 0.123 H 82.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C09231 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(192, 146, 49) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 59%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 74%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24%, 74.5%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.33, 7.95, 55.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.33, 55.86, 81.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.68% 0.0168 0.1221) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.68% 0.123 82.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.5736, 31.9884, 7.3639) |
| Luminance | 0.3199 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 3.23
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 4.15
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 5.46
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 5.48
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 5.55
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 5.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C09231 #315FC0
analogous
#C04A31 #C09231 #A7C031
triadic
#C09231 #31C092 #9231C0
tetradic
#C09231 #31C04A #315FC0 #C031A7
square
#C09231 #31C04A #315FC0 #C031A7
split-complementary
#C09231 #31A7C0 #4A31C0
monochromatic
#5E4818 #8F6D25 #C09231 #D5AD59 #E1C58A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.84
#C09231 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.40
#C09231 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C09231
7.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C09231 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C09231 | 1.00 | 2.84 | 7.40 | 7.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A59223
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B09E35
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D1847F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c09231; /* rgb */ color: rgb(192, 146, 49); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.7% 0.123 82.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7b16f',
500: '#c09231',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c09231; $custom-light: #d7b16f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c09231",
"rgb": {
"r": 192,
"g": 146,
"b": 49
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.699,
"s": 59.336,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68684,
"c": 0.12328,
"h": 82.2
},
"luminance": 0.31986
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C09231
secondary
#8299CB
accent
#78E345
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FBF5EC
border
#D4CFC7
text
#151008
muted
#837F7B