#C27A21#C27A21
#C27A21 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.255; OKLCH L 64.2% C 0.132 H 65.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C27A21 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 122, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 71%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 83%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 37.1%, 83%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.56, 21.40, 56.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.56, 60.08, 69.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.2% 0.054 0.1201) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.2% 0.132 65.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.4847, 25.5012, 4.8080) |
| Luminance | 0.2550 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dirty Orange
#C87606
ΔE00 2.27
Brownish Orange
#CB7723
ΔE00 3.34
Bronze
#CD7F32
ΔE00 3.57
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 4.77
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 4.86
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 5.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C27A21 #2169C2
analogous
#C22A21 #C27A21 #B9C221
triadic
#C27A21 #21C27A #7A21C2
tetradic
#C27A21 #21C22A #2169C2 #C221B9
square
#C27A21 #21C22A #2169C2 #C221B9
split-complementary
#C27A21 #21B9C2 #2A21C2
monochromatic
#59380F #8E5918 #C27A21 #DF9841 #E8B576
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.44
#C27A21 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.10
#C27A21 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C27A21
6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C27A21 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C27A21 | 1.00 | 3.44 | 6.10 | 6.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#91800E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A29123
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D46969
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c27a21; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 122, 33); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.2% 0.132 65.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dba065',
500: '#c27a21',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c27a21; $custom-light: #dba065; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c27a21",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 122,
"b": 33
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.168,
"s": 70.925,
"l": 44.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64201,
"c": 0.13167,
"h": 65.8
},
"luminance": 0.25498
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C27A21
secondary
#709ACF
accent
#8AEE3A
background
#FEF9F6
surface
#FCF2EB
border
#D5CCC6
text
#160E06
muted
#847E7A