#C09C5E#C09C5E
#C09C5E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.358; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.091 H 80.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C09C5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(192, 156, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 44%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 51%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.7%, 51%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.36, 5.57, 37.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.36, 37.72, 81.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.21% 0.0156 0.0895) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.21% 0.091 80.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.6486, 35.7935, 15.6187) |
| Luminance | 0.3579 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 1.87
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.00
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.71
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 4.15
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 5.04
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 5.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C09C5E #5E82C0
analogous
#C06B5E #C09C5E #B3C05E
triadic
#C09C5E #5EC09C #9C5EC0
tetradic
#C09C5E #5EC06B #5E82C0 #C05EB3
square
#C09C5E #5EC06B #5E82C0 #C05EB3
split-complementary
#C09C5E #5EB3C0 #6B5EC0
monochromatic
#765B2E #A27D3F #C09C5E #D1B78A #E2D2B6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.57
#C09C5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.16
#C09C5E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C09C5E
8.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C09C5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C09C5E | 1.00 | 2.57 | 8.16 | 8.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AB9C59
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4A560
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE918D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c09c5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(192, 156, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.091 80.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5b98d',
500: '#c09c5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c09c5e; $custom-light: #d5b98d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c09c5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 192,
"g": 156,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.959,
"s": 43.75,
"l": 56.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71211,
"c": 0.0909,
"h": 80.1
},
"luminance": 0.35792
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C09C5E
secondary
#A9B8D1
accent
#83D354
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF6F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#15110C
muted
#83807D