#C2A35A#C2A35A
#C2A35A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.384; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.099 H 86.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2A35A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 163, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 46%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 54%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16%, 53.6%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.32, 2.28, 41.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.32, 41.86, 86.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.78% 0.0054 0.0991) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.78% 0.099 86.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.1923, 38.4038, 15.1245) |
| Luminance | 0.3840 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 1.15
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 2.72
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 2.82
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 2.89
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.34
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2A35A #5A79C2
analogous
#C26F5A #C2A35A #ADC25A
triadic
#C2A35A #5AC2A3 #A35AC2
tetradic
#C2A35A #5AC26F #5A79C2 #C25AAD
square
#C2A35A #5AC26F #5A79C2 #C25AAD
split-complementary
#C2A35A #5AADC2 #6F5AC2
monochromatic
#76602C #A3843C #C2A35A #D3BC87 #E3D5B3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#C2A35A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.68
#C2A35A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2A35A
8.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2A35A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2A35A | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.68 | 8.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2A254
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAAA5D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D09892
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2a35a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 163, 90); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.099 86.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7be8a',
500: '#c2a35a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2a35a; $custom-light: #d7be8a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2a35a",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 163,
"b": 90
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.115,
"s": 46.018,
"l": 55.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72777,
"c": 0.09926,
"h": 86.9
},
"luminance": 0.38402
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2A35A
secondary
#A6B3D2
accent
#79D652
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF6F0
border
#D4D0CB
text
#15120C
muted
#83817D