#C09E4E#C09E4E
#C09E4E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.362; OKLCH L 71.4% C 0.107 H 86.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C09E4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(192, 158, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 48%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 59%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.7%, 59.4%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.68, 3.16, 45.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.68, 45.89, 86.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.4% 0.0066 0.1066) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.4% 0.107 86.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.3419, 36.2123, 12.3344) |
| Luminance | 0.3621 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 2.84
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.06
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.60
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.30
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.14
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 6.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C09E4E #4E70C0
analogous
#C0654E #C09E4E #A9C04E
triadic
#C09E4E #4EC09E #9E4EC0
tetradic
#C09E4E #4EC065 #4E70C0 #C04EA9
square
#C09E4E #4EC065 #4E70C0 #C04EA9
split-complementary
#C09E4E #4EA9C0 #654EC0
monochromatic
#6D5827 #9A7C37 #C09E4E #D0B77B #E0CFA8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#C09E4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.24
#C09E4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C09E4E
8.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C09E4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C09E4E | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.24 | 8.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AE9D46
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6A651
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF928C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c09e4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(192, 158, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.4% 0.107 86.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6ba82',
500: '#c09e4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c09e4e; $custom-light: #d6ba82; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c09e4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 192,
"g": 158,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.105,
"s": 47.5,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71399,
"c": 0.10678,
"h": 86.4
},
"luminance": 0.3621
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C09E4E
secondary
#9CABCE
accent
#79D751
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF6EF
border
#D4D0CA
text
#15110B
muted
#83807C