#C09C4A#C09C4A
#C09C4A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.355; OKLCH L 70.9% C 0.109 H 85.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C09C4A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(192, 156, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 48%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 61%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.7%, 61.5%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.12, 3.95, 47.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.12, 47.24, 85.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.94% 0.0084 0.1089) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.94% 0.109 85.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.8645, 35.4799, 11.4892) |
| Luminance | 0.3548 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 2.88
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.77
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.91
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.95
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 6.12
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 6.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C09C4A #4A6EC0
analogous
#C0614A #C09C4A #A9C04A
triadic
#C09C4A #4AC09C #9C4AC0
tetradic
#C09C4A #4AC061 #4A6EC0 #C04AA9
square
#C09C4A #4AC061 #4A6EC0 #C04AA9
split-complementary
#C09C4A #4AA9C0 #614AC0
monochromatic
#6B5525 #987A35 #C09C4A #D0B577 #E0CEA5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.59
#C09C4A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.10
#C09C4A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C09C4A
8.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C09C4A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C09C4A | 1.00 | 2.59 | 8.10 | 8.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AD9B42
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5A54D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF908A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c09c4a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(192, 156, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.9% 0.109 85.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6b97f',
500: '#c09c4a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c09c4a; $custom-light: #d6b97f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c09c4a",
"rgb": {
"r": 192,
"g": 156,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.695,
"s": 48.361,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70944,
"c": 0.10919,
"h": 85.6
},
"luminance": 0.35478
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C09C4A
secondary
#99A9CD
accent
#79D850
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FBF6EE
border
#D4D0C9
text
#15110A
muted
#83807C