#C09C8B#C09C8B
#C09C8B is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.368; OKLCH L 72.1% C 0.049 H 46.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C09C8B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(192, 156, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 30%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 28%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.7%, 27.6%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.16, 10.80, 13.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.16, 17.64, 52.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.1% 0.0339 0.0359) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.1% 0.049 46.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.2875, 36.8491, 29.5169) |
| Luminance | 0.3685 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 4.37
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 6.70
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 7.58
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 8.80
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 8.98
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 9.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C09C8B #8BAFC0
analogous
#C08B95 #C09C8B #C0B68B
triadic
#C09C8B #8BC09C #9C8BC0
tetradic
#C09C8B #95C08B #8BAFC0 #B68BC0
square
#C09C8B #95C08B #8BAFC0 #B68BC0
split-complementary
#C09C8B #8BC0B6 #8B95C0
monochromatic
#875D49 #AA7A63 #C09C8B #D6BEB3 #EBE0DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.51
#C09C8B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.37
#C09C8B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C09C8B
8.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C09C8B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C09C8B | 1.00 | 2.51 | 8.37 | 8.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A59F8A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEA68B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA9697
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c09c8b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(192, 156, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.1% 0.049 46.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4b9ad',
500: '#c09c8b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c09c8b; $custom-light: #d4b9ad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c09c8b",
"rgb": {
"r": 192,
"g": 156,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 19.245,
"s": 29.609,
"l": 64.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72101,
"c": 0.04943,
"h": 46.6
},
"luminance": 0.36847
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C09C8B
secondary
#CAD7DC
accent
#86A83D
background
#FDFBFA
surface
#FAF6F4
border
#D3D0CE
text
#141110
muted
#83807F