#C2A15E#C2A15E
#C2A15E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.378; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.094 H 83.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2A15E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 161, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 45%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 52%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17%, 51.5%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.85, 3.71, 39.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.85, 39.36, 84.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.43% 0.0101 0.0937) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.43% 0.094 83.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.0149, 37.7692, 15.9280) |
| Luminance | 0.3777 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 1.70
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 1.79
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 2.04
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.87
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.20
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2A15E #5E7FC2
analogous
#C26F5E #C2A15E #B1C25E
triadic
#C2A15E #5EC2A1 #A15EC2
tetradic
#C2A15E #5EC26F #5E7FC2 #C25EB1
square
#C2A15E #5EC26F #5E7FC2 #C25EB1
split-complementary
#C2A15E #5EB1C2 #6F5EC2
monochromatic
#785F2E #A4833E #C2A15E #D3BB8A #E4D5B7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.46
#C2A15E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.55
#C2A15E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2A15E
8.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2A15E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2A15E | 1.00 | 2.46 | 8.55 | 8.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B0A058
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8A960
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D09691
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2a15e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 161, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.094 83.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7bc8d',
500: '#c2a15e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2a15e; $custom-light: #d7bc8d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2a15e",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 161,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.2,
"s": 45.045,
"l": 56.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72426,
"c": 0.09423,
"h": 83.9
},
"luminance": 0.37767
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2A15E
secondary
#A9B7D2
accent
#7ED553
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF6F0
border
#D4D0CB
text
#15120C
muted
#83817D