#C38B4E#C38B4E
#C38B4E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.306; OKLCH L 67.9% C 0.104 H 66.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C38B4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(195, 139, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 49%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(31, 60%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.7%, 60%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.19, 14.82, 40.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.19, 43.24, 69.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.95% 0.0407 0.0953) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.95% 0.104 66.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.1154, 30.6200, 11.3724) |
| Luminance | 0.3062 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 1.15
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 3.77
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 5.39
Bronze
#CD7F32
ΔE00 5.46
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.62
Dull Orange
#D8863B
ΔE00 5.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C38B4E #4E86C3
analogous
#C3504E #C38B4E #C0C34E
triadic
#C38B4E #4EC38B #8B4EC3
tetradic
#C38B4E #4EC350 #4E86C3 #C34EC0
square
#C38B4E #4EC350 #4E86C3 #C34EC0
split-complementary
#C38B4E #4EC0C3 #504EC3
monochromatic
#704D26 #9E6C36 #C38B4E #D2A97C #E2C7A9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.95
#C38B4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.12
#C38B4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C38B4E
7.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C38B4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C38B4E | 1.00 | 2.95 | 7.12 | 7.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9D8F48
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AB9B4F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D37E7D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c38b4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 139, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.9% 0.104 66.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9ac81',
500: '#c38b4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c38b4e; $custom-light: #d9ac81; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c38b4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 195,
"g": 139,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 31.282,
"s": 49.367,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67949,
"c": 0.10362,
"h": 66.9
},
"luminance": 0.30617
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C38B4E
secondary
#9DB5CF
accent
#91D94F
background
#FDFAF8
surface
#FBF4EF
border
#D4CECA
text
#15100A
muted
#837F7C