#C38C3C#C38C3C
#C38C3C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.307; OKLCH L 67.9% C 0.117 H 73.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C38C3C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(195, 140, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 53%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 69%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.2%, 69.2%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.24, 13.11, 49.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.24, 51.21, 75.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.93% 0.0331 0.1118) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.93% 0.117 73.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.7015, 30.6871, 8.4750) |
| Luminance | 0.3069 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 3.39
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.20
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 5.77
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 5.83
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 6.56
Bronze
#CD7F32
ΔE00 6.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C38C3C #3C73C3
analogous
#C3493C #C38C3C #B6C33C
triadic
#C38C3C #3CC38C #8C3CC3
tetradic
#C38C3C #3CC349 #3C73C3 #C33CB6
square
#C38C3C #3CC349 #3C73C3 #C33CB6
split-complementary
#C38C3C #3CB6C3 #493CC3
monochromatic
#65491F #946A2E #C38C3C #D1A86B #E0C39A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.94
#C38C3C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.14
#C38C3C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C38C3C
7.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C38C3C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C38C3C | 1.00 | 2.94 | 7.14 | 7.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A08F33
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AD9C3E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D47E7B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c38c3c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 140, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.9% 0.117 73.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9ad75',
500: '#c38c3c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c38c3c; $custom-light: #d9ad75; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c38c3c",
"rgb": {
"r": 195,
"g": 140,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.556,
"s": 52.941,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67933,
"c": 0.1166,
"h": 73.5
},
"luminance": 0.30685
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C38C3C
secondary
#8FA8CC
accent
#86DC4B
background
#FDFAF7
surface
#FBF4ED
border
#D4CEC8
text
#151009
muted
#837F7B