#C29231#C29231
#C29231 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.322; OKLCH L 68.9% C 0.124 H 81.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C29231 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 146, 49) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 60%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 75%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.7%, 74.7%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.55, 8.83, 55.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.55, 56.28, 80.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.9% 0.0193 0.1226) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.9% 0.124 81.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.0836, 32.2513, 7.3878) |
| Luminance | 0.3225 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 3.44
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 4.22
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.58
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 5.60
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 5.80
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 5.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C29231 #3161C2
analogous
#C24931 #C29231 #A9C231
triadic
#C29231 #31C292 #9231C2
tetradic
#C29231 #31C249 #3161C2 #C231A9
square
#C29231 #31C249 #3161C2 #C231A9
split-complementary
#C29231 #31A9C2 #4931C2
monochromatic
#604818 #916D25 #C29231 #D6AD5B #E2C58C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.82
#C29231 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.45
#C29231 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C29231
7.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C29231 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C29231 | 1.00 | 2.82 | 7.45 | 7.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A59322
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B19F35
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D3847F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c29231; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 146, 49); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.9% 0.124 81.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9b170',
500: '#c29231',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c29231; $custom-light: #d9b170; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c29231",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 146,
"b": 49
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.138,
"s": 59.671,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68903,
"c": 0.12414,
"h": 81.1
},
"luminance": 0.32249
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C29231
secondary
#839BCC
accent
#79E345
background
#FDFAF7
surface
#FBF5ED
border
#D4CFC8
text
#151008
muted
#837F7B