#C28B3B#C28B3B
#C28B3B is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.302; OKLCH L 67.6% C 0.117 H 73.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C28B3B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 139, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 53%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 70%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.4%, 69.6%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.87, 13.16, 49.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.87, 51.26, 75.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.62% 0.0332 0.1117) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.62% 0.117 73.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.2723, 30.2529, 8.2765) |
| Luminance | 0.3025 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 3.47
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.07
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 5.71
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 5.72
Bronze
#CD7F32
ΔE00 6.68
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 6.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C28B3B #3B72C2
analogous
#C2483B #C28B3B #B5C23B
triadic
#C28B3B #3BC28B #8B3BC2
tetradic
#C28B3B #3BC248 #3B72C2 #C23BB5
square
#C28B3B #3BC248 #3B72C2 #C23BB5
split-complementary
#C28B3B #3BB5C2 #483BC2
monochromatic
#64481E #93692D #C28B3B #D1A769 #E0C298
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.98
#C28B3B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.05
#C28B3B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C28B3B
7.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C28B3B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C28B3B | 1.00 | 2.98 | 7.05 | 7.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9F8E32
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AC9B3D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D37D7A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c28b3b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 139, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.6% 0.117 73.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9ac75',
500: '#c28b3b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c28b3b; $custom-light: #d9ac75; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c28b3b",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 139,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.556,
"s": 53.36,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67615,
"c": 0.11657,
"h": 73.5
},
"luminance": 0.3025
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C28B3B
secondary
#8EA7CB
accent
#86DD4B
background
#FDFAF7
surface
#FBF4ED
border
#D4CEC8
text
#151008
muted
#837F7B