#C2A44E#C2A44E
#C2A44E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.386; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.111 H 90.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2A44E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 164, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 49%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 60%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.5%, 59.8%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.44, 0.79, 47.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.44, 47.85, 89.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.83% -0.0004 0.111) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.83% 0.111 90.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.9004, 38.5723, 12.7078) |
| Luminance | 0.3857 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.10
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.15
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.51
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.58
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.47
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2A44E #4E6CC2
analogous
#C26A4E #C2A44E #A6C24E
triadic
#C2A44E #4EC2A4 #A44EC2
tetradic
#C2A44E #4EC26A #4E6CC2 #C24EA6
square
#C2A44E #4EC26A #4E6CC2 #C24EA6
split-complementary
#C2A44E #4EA6C2 #6A4EC2
monochromatic
#6F5C26 #9D8236 #C2A44E #D2BB7C #E1D3A9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.41
#C2A44E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.71
#C2A44E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2A44E
8.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2A44E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2A44E | 1.00 | 2.41 | 8.71 | 8.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4A245
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCAA52
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D19891
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2a44e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 164, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.111 90.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7be82',
500: '#c2a44e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2a44e; $custom-light: #d7be82; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2a44e",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 164,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.483,
"s": 48.739,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7283,
"c": 0.11097,
"h": 90.2
},
"luminance": 0.3857
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2A44E
secondary
#9DAACF
accent
#73D850
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF6EF
border
#D4D0CA
text
#15120B
muted
#83817C