#C29A40#C29A40
#C29A40 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 70.6% C 0.117 H 84.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C29A40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 154, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 52%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 67%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 20.6%, 67%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.71, 5.25, 51.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.71, 51.62, 84.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.64% 0.0108 0.1165) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.64% 0.117 84.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.7311, 34.9530, 9.7668) |
| Luminance | 0.3495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 3.73
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.82
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 4.93
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.14
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 5.16
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 5.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C29A40 #4068C2
analogous
#C25940 #C29A40 #A9C240
triadic
#C29A40 #40C29A #9A40C2
tetradic
#C29A40 #40C259 #4068C2 #C240A9
square
#C29A40 #40C259 #4068C2 #C240A9
split-complementary
#C29A40 #40A9C2 #5940C2
monochromatic
#675121 #957630 #C29A40 #D1B36E #E0CB9D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#C29A40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#C29A40 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C29A40
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C29A40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C29A40 | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AC9A36
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5A444
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D28D87
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c29a40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 154, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.6% 0.117 84.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d8b779',
500: '#c29a40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c29a40; $custom-light: #d8b779; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c29a40",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 154,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.538,
"s": 51.587,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70638,
"c": 0.11695,
"h": 84.7
},
"luminance": 0.34951
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C29A40
secondary
#92A4CC
accent
#79DB4D
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FBF6EE
border
#D4D0C9
text
#151109
muted
#83807B