#C29972#C29972
#C29972 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.355; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.072 H 64.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C29972 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 153, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 40%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 41%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21.1%, 41.2%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.11, 10.09, 26.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.11, 28.20, 69.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.16% 0.0308 0.0654) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.16% 0.072 64.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.6779, 35.4687, 20.8306) |
| Luminance | 0.3547 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 2.69
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 4.07
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 5.82
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 6.12
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 6.20
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 6.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C29972 #729BC2
analogous
#C27273 #C29972 #C2C172
triadic
#C29972 #72C299 #9972C2
tetradic
#C29972 #73C272 #729BC2 #C172C2
square
#C29972 #73C272 #729BC2 #C172C2
split-complementary
#C29972 #72C2C1 #7273C2
monochromatic
#825C38 #AC7A4B #C29972 #D4B89D #E7D7C7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.59
#C29972 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.09
#C29972 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C29972
8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C29972 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C29972 | 1.00 | 2.59 | 8.09 | 8.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A69B6F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0A473
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF908F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c29972; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 153, 114); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.072 64.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6b79b',
500: '#c29972',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c29972; $custom-light: #d6b79b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c29972",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 153,
"b": 114
},
"hsl": {
"h": 29.25,
"s": 39.604,
"l": 60.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71164,
"c": 0.07233,
"h": 64.8
},
"luminance": 0.35467
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C29972
secondary
#B9C8D7
accent
#74B333
background
#FDFBF9
surface
#FAF6F2
border
#D3D0CC
text
#14110E
muted
#83807E