#C18E40#C18E40
#C18E40 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.311; OKLCH L 68.1% C 0.113 H 75.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C18E40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(193, 142, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 51%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 67%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26.4%, 66.8%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.55, 11.37, 47.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.55, 49.24, 76.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.14% 0.0287 0.1092) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.14% 0.113 75.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.5928, 31.0561, 9.1273) |
| Luminance | 0.3105 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 3.69
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.61
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.62
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 5.75
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 6.68
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 6.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C18E40 #4073C1
analogous
#C14D40 #C18E40 #B3C140
triadic
#C18E40 #40C18E #8E40C1
tetradic
#C18E40 #40C14D #4073C1 #C140B3
square
#C18E40 #40C14D #4073C1 #C140B3
split-complementary
#C18E40 #40B3C1 #4D40C1
monochromatic
#664A21 #946C30 #C18E40 #D0A96E #DFC59C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.91
#C18E40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.21
#C18E40 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C18E40
7.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C18E40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C18E40 | 1.00 | 2.91 | 7.21 | 7.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A19037
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AD9C42
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D1807D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c18e40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(193, 142, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.1% 0.113 75.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d8ae78',
500: '#c18e40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c18e40; $custom-light: #d8ae78; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c18e40",
"rgb": {
"r": 193,
"g": 142,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.279,
"s": 50.988,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68139,
"c": 0.11286,
"h": 75.3
},
"luminance": 0.31054
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C18E40
secondary
#92A8CB
accent
#85DA4D
background
#FDFAF7
surface
#FBF4ED
border
#D4CEC8
text
#151009
muted
#837F7B