#C2AE75#C2AE75
#C2AE75 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.430; OKLCH L 75.5% C 0.079 H 90.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2AE75 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 174, 117) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 39%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 40%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.3%, 39.7%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.57, -0.93, 31.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.57, 31.90, 91.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.47% -0.0012 0.0785) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.47% 0.079 90.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.5960, 43.0273, 22.9928) |
| Luminance | 0.4303 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 2.17
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 2.30
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 3.85
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.95
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.09
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 4.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2AE75 #7589C2
analogous
#C28775 #C2AE75 #AFC275
triadic
#C2AE75 #75C2AE #AE75C2
tetradic
#C2AE75 #75C287 #7589C2 #C275AF
square
#C2AE75 #75C287 #7589C2 #C275AF
split-complementary
#C2AE75 #75AFC2 #8775C2
monochromatic
#83703A #AD944D #C2AE75 #D5C79F #E8E0CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#C2AE75 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.61
#C2AE75 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2AE75
9.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2AE75 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2AE75 | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.61 | 9.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAAC71
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFB277
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CDA5A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2ae75; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 174, 117); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.5% 0.079 90.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6c69d',
500: '#c2ae75',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2ae75; $custom-light: #d6c69d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2ae75",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 174,
"b": 117
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.416,
"s": 38.693,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75468,
"c": 0.07853,
"h": 90.9
},
"luminance": 0.43026
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2AE75
secondary
#BBC2D8
accent
#55B234
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FAF8F2
border
#D3D1CC
text
#14130E
muted
#83827E