#C1A96D#C1A96D
#C1A96D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.408; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.083 H 88.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C1A96D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(193, 169, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 40%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 44%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.4%, 43.5%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.05, 0.46, 34.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.05, 34.12, 89.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.2% 0.0022 0.0833) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.2% 0.083 88.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.9417, 40.8191, 20.2927) |
| Luminance | 0.4082 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 1.99
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.41
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.61
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.75
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 3.75
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 3.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C1A96D #6D85C1
analogous
#C17F6D #C1A96D #AFC16D
triadic
#C1A96D #6DC1A9 #A96DC1
tetradic
#C1A96D #6DC17F #6D85C1 #C16DAF
square
#C1A96D #6DC17F #6D85C1 #C16DAF
split-complementary
#C1A96D #6DAFC1 #7F6DC1
monochromatic
#7E6936 #A98D48 #C1A96D #D3C298 #E5DCC3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.29
#C1A96D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.16
#C1A96D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C1A96D
9.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C1A96D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C1A96D | 1.00 | 2.29 | 9.16 | 9.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6A768
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCAE6F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CDA09A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c1a96d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(193, 169, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.083 88.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5c297',
500: '#c1a96d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c1a96d; $custom-light: #d5c297; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c1a96d",
"rgb": {
"r": 193,
"g": 169,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.857,
"s": 40.385,
"l": 59.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74204,
"c": 0.08331,
"h": 88.5
},
"luminance": 0.40818
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C1A96D
secondary
#B4BED5
accent
#7AD058
background
#FDFBF9
surface
#FAF7F2
border
#D3D0CC
text
#14120D
muted
#83817E