#C2A45F#C2A45F
#C2A45F is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.388; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.095 H 86.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2A45F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 164, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 45%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 51%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.5%, 51%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.64, 2.18, 39.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.64, 39.71, 86.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.05% 0.0057 0.0948) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.05% 0.095 86.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.5906, 38.8483, 16.3427) |
| Luminance | 0.3885 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 0.58
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 2.60
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 2.90
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 2.93
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 3.63
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2A45F #5F7DC2
analogous
#C2735F #C2A45F #AFC25F
triadic
#C2A45F #5FC2A4 #A45FC2
tetradic
#C2A45F #5FC273 #5F7DC2 #C25FAF
square
#C2A45F #5FC273 #5F7DC2 #C25FAF
split-complementary
#C2A45F #5FAFC2 #735FC2
monochromatic
#79622E #A5863F #C2A45F #D3BD8B #E4D6B8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.39
#C2A45F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.77
#C2A45F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2A45F
8.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2A45F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2A45F | 1.00 | 2.39 | 8.77 | 8.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3A359
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAAB61
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D09994
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2a45f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 164, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.095 86.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7be8e',
500: '#c2a45f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2a45f; $custom-light: #d7be8e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2a45f",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 164,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.818,
"s": 44.796,
"l": 56.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73053,
"c": 0.09496,
"h": 86.6
},
"luminance": 0.38846
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2A45F
secondary
#AAB6D3
accent
#7AD453
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF6F0
border
#D4D0CB
text
#15120C
muted
#83817D