#C38C4E#C38C4E
#C38C4E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.309; OKLCH L 68.1% C 0.104 H 67.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C38C4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(195, 140, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 49%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(32, 60%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.2%, 60%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.43, 14.27, 40.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.43, 43.33, 70.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.14% 0.0391 0.0959) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.14% 0.104 67.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.2609, 30.9109, 11.4208) |
| Luminance | 0.3091 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 0.80
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 4.09
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.38
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 5.54
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 5.75
Bronze
#CD7F32
ΔE00 5.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C38C4E #4E85C3
analogous
#C3514E #C38C4E #BFC34E
triadic
#C38C4E #4EC38C #8C4EC3
tetradic
#C38C4E #4EC351 #4E85C3 #C34EBF
square
#C38C4E #4EC351 #4E85C3 #C34EBF
split-complementary
#C38C4E #4EBFC3 #514EC3
monochromatic
#704E26 #9E6D36 #C38C4E #D2AA7C #E2C7A9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.92
#C38C4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.18
#C38C4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C38C4E
7.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C38C4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C38C4E | 1.00 | 2.92 | 7.18 | 7.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9E8F48
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AB9C4F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D37F7E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c38c4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 140, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.1% 0.104 67.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9ad81',
500: '#c38c4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c38c4e; $custom-light: #d9ad81; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c38c4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 195,
"g": 140,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 31.795,
"s": 49.367,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68142,
"c": 0.10357,
"h": 67.8
},
"luminance": 0.30908
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C38C4E
secondary
#9DB5CF
accent
#90D94F
background
#FDFAF8
surface
#FBF4EF
border
#D4CECA
text
#15100A
muted
#837F7C