#C09C4E#C09C4E
#C09C4E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.355; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.106 H 84.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C09C4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(192, 156, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 48%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 59%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.7%, 59.4%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.16, 4.24, 45.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.16, 45.38, 84.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.99% 0.0098 0.1053) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.99% 0.106 84.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.0035, 35.5355, 12.2216) |
| Luminance | 0.3553 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 2.30
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.46
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.47
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.90
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 6.50
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C09C4E #4E72C0
analogous
#C0634E #C09C4E #ABC04E
triadic
#C09C4E #4EC09C #9C4EC0
tetradic
#C09C4E #4EC063 #4E72C0 #C04EAB
square
#C09C4E #4EC063 #4E72C0 #C04EAB
split-complementary
#C09C4E #4EABC0 #634EC0
monochromatic
#6D5727 #9A7B37 #C09C4E #D0B57B #E0CEA8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.59
#C09C4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.11
#C09C4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C09C4E
8.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C09C4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C09C4E | 1.00 | 2.59 | 8.11 | 8.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AC9B46
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5A551
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF908A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c09c4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(192, 156, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.106 84.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6b982',
500: '#c09c4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c09c4e; $custom-light: #d6b982; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c09c4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 192,
"g": 156,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.053,
"s": 47.5,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70991,
"c": 0.10573,
"h": 84.7
},
"luminance": 0.35533
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C09C4E
secondary
#9CACCE
accent
#7BD751
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF6EF
border
#D4D0CA
text
#15110B
muted
#83807C