#C38937#C38937

#C38937 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.298; OKLCH L 67.3% C 0.120 H 72.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C38937
RGB	rgb(195, 137, 55)
HSL	hsl(35, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(35, 72%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 29.7%, 71.8%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.46, 14.49, 50.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.46, 52.98, 74.13°)
OKLab	oklab(67.31% 0.0365 0.114)
OKLCH	oklch(67.31% 0.12 72.3)
XYZ	xyz(32.1432, 29.7719, 7.6674)
Luminance	0.2977 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C38937 #3771C3

analogous

#C34337 #C38937 #B7C337

triadic

#C38937 #37C389 #8937C3

tetradic

#C38937 #37C343 #3771C3 #C337B7

square

#C38937 #37C343 #3771C3 #C337B7

split-complementary

#C38937 #37B7C3 #4337C3

monochromatic

#64461C #93672A #C38937 #D3A564 #E1C194

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.02

#C38937 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.95

#C38937 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C38937

6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C38937	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C38937	1.00	3.02	6.95	6.95
#FFFFFF	3.02	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.95	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.95	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9D8C2D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#AB9A39

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D47A78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c38937;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 137, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(67.3% 0.120 72.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#daab72',
    500: '#c38937',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c38937;
$custom-light: #daab72;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c38937",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 195,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 35.143,
    "s": 56,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.67306,
    "c": 0.11966,
    "h": 72.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.29769
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C38937

secondary

#8AA5CC

accent

#87DF49

background

#FEFAF7

surface

#FCF4ED

border

#D5CEC8

text

#161008

muted

#847F7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C38937

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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