#C2AA79#C2AA79
#C2AA79 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.416; OKLCH L 74.7% C 0.071 H 84.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2AA79 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 170, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 37%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 38%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.4%, 37.6%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.59, 1.67, 28.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.59, 28.53, 86.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.72% 0.0066 0.0707) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.72% 0.071 84.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.0749, 41.6008, 24.0043) |
| Luminance | 0.4160 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 1.52
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 2.37
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 3.10
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 3.40
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 3.87
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 4.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2AA79 #7991C2
analogous
#C28679 #C2AA79 #B6C279
triadic
#C2AA79 #79C2AA #AA79C2
tetradic
#C2AA79 #79C286 #7991C2 #C279B6
square
#C2AA79 #79C286 #7991C2 #C279B6
split-complementary
#C2AA79 #79B6C2 #8679C2
monochromatic
#846D3C #AE8F4F #C2AA79 #D5C5A3 #E8DFCD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.25
#C2AA79 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.32
#C2AA79 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2AA79
9.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2AA79 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2AA79 | 1.00 | 2.25 | 9.32 | 9.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6A976
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCAF7A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CDA29D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2aa79; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 170, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.7% 0.071 84.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5c3a0',
500: '#c2aa79',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2aa79; $custom-light: #d5c3a0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2aa79",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 170,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.274,
"s": 37.436,
"l": 61.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74719,
"c": 0.07104,
"h": 84.7
},
"luminance": 0.41599
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2AA79
secondary
#BEC7D9
accent
#5EB035
background
#FDFBF9
surface
#FAF7F2
border
#D3D0CC
text
#14120E
muted
#83817E