#C27D21#C27D21
#C27D21 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.262; OKLCH L 64.8% C 0.131 H 68.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C27D21 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 125, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 71%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 83%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 35.6%, 83%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.27, 19.76, 56.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.27, 60.10, 70.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.75% 0.0492 0.1215) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.75% 0.131 68) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.8587, 26.2493, 4.9327) |
| Luminance | 0.2625 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dirty Orange
#C87606
ΔE00 3.06
Bronze
#CD7F32
ΔE00 4.14
Brownish Orange
#CB7723
ΔE00 4.47
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 4.92
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 5.36
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 5.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C27D21 #2166C2
analogous
#C22D21 #C27D21 #B6C221
triadic
#C27D21 #21C27D #7D21C2
tetradic
#C27D21 #21C22D #2166C2 #C221B6
square
#C27D21 #21C22D #2166C2 #C221B6
split-complementary
#C27D21 #21B6C2 #2D21C2
monochromatic
#593A0F #8E5B18 #C27D21 #DF9B41 #E8B776
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.36
#C27D21 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.25
#C27D21 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C27D21
6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C27D21 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C27D21 | 1.00 | 3.36 | 6.25 | 6.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#94820D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A49323
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D46C6C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c27d21; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 125, 33); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.8% 0.131 68.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#daa265',
500: '#c27d21',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c27d21; $custom-light: #daa265; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c27d21",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 125,
"b": 33
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.286,
"s": 70.925,
"l": 44.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64753,
"c": 0.13103,
"h": 68
},
"luminance": 0.26246
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C27D21
secondary
#7099CF
accent
#87EE3A
background
#FEFAF6
surface
#FCF3EB
border
#D5CDC6
text
#160F06
muted
#847F7A