#C27E21#C27E21
#C27E21 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.265; OKLCH L 64.9% C 0.131 H 68.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C27E21 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 126, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 71%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 83%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 35.1%, 83%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.51, 19.21, 56.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.51, 60.12, 71.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.94% 0.0476 0.1219) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.94% 0.131 68.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.9860, 26.5037, 4.9751) |
| Luminance | 0.2650 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dirty Orange
#C87606
ΔE00 3.41
Bronze
#CD7F32
ΔE00 4.40
Brownish Orange
#CB7723
ΔE00 4.87
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 5.04
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 5.14
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 5.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C27E21 #2165C2
analogous
#C22D21 #C27E21 #B6C221
triadic
#C27E21 #21C27E #7E21C2
tetradic
#C27E21 #21C22D #2165C2 #C221B6
square
#C27E21 #21C22D #2165C2 #C221B6
split-complementary
#C27E21 #21B6C2 #2D21C2
monochromatic
#593A0F #8E5C18 #C27E21 #DF9C41 #E8B876
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.33
#C27E21 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.30
#C27E21 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C27E21
6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C27E21 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C27E21 | 1.00 | 3.33 | 6.30 | 6.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#95830D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A59324
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D46D6C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c27e21; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 126, 33); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.9% 0.131 68.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#daa365',
500: '#c27e21',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c27e21; $custom-light: #daa365; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c27e21",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 126,
"b": 33
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.658,
"s": 70.925,
"l": 44.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64939,
"c": 0.13087,
"h": 68.7
},
"luminance": 0.26501
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C27E21
secondary
#7098CF
accent
#86EE3A
background
#FEFAF6
surface
#FCF3EB
border
#D5CDC6
text
#160F06
muted
#847F7A