#C2973E#C2973E
#C2973E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.340; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.117 H 82.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2973E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 151, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 52%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 68%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22.2%, 68%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.92, 6.77, 51.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.92, 51.86, 82.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.01% 0.0149 0.1163) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.01% 0.117 82.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.1862, 33.9527, 9.3094) |
| Luminance | 0.3395 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 3.88
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 4.59
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.22
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 5.59
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 5.68
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2973E #3E69C2
analogous
#C2553E #C2973E #ABC23E
triadic
#C2973E #3EC297 #973EC2
tetradic
#C2973E #3EC255 #3E69C2 #C23EAB
square
#C2973E #3EC255 #3E69C2 #C23EAB
split-complementary
#C2973E #3EABC2 #553EC2
monochromatic
#664F20 #94732F #C2973E #D1B06D #DFC99B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.70
#C2973E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.79
#C2973E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2973E
7.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2973E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2973E | 1.00 | 2.70 | 7.79 | 7.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A99733
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3A241
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D28A84
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2973e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 151, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.117 82.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d8b577',
500: '#c2973e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2973e; $custom-light: #d8b577; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2973e",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 151,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.455,
"s": 51.969,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70014,
"c": 0.1172,
"h": 82.7
},
"luminance": 0.3395
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2973E
secondary
#90A4CB
accent
#7BDB4C
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FBF6ED
border
#D4D0C8
text
#151109
muted
#83807B