#C38D3D#C38D3D
#C38D3D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.310; OKLCH L 68.1% C 0.116 H 74.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C38D3D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(195, 141, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 53%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 69%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27.7%, 68.7%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.50, 12.61, 49.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.50, 50.91, 75.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.14% 0.0318 0.1116) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.14% 0.116 74.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.8750, 30.9914, 8.6644) |
| Luminance | 0.3099 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 3.49
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.14
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 5.78
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 6.08
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 6.21
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 6.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C38D3D #3D73C3
analogous
#C34A3D #C38D3D #B6C33D
triadic
#C38D3D #3DC38D #8D3DC3
tetradic
#C38D3D #3DC34A #3D73C3 #C33DB6
square
#C38D3D #3DC34A #3D73C3 #C33DB6
split-complementary
#C38D3D #3DB6C3 #4A3DC3
monochromatic
#664A20 #956B2E #C38D3D #D1A86C #E0C49A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.92
#C38D3D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.20
#C38D3D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C38D3D
7.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C38D3D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C38D3D | 1.00 | 2.92 | 7.20 | 7.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A08F34
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AD9C3F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D47F7C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c38d3d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 141, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.1% 0.116 74.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9ae76',
500: '#c38d3d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c38d3d; $custom-light: #d9ae76; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c38d3d",
"rgb": {
"r": 195,
"g": 141,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.821,
"s": 52.756,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68137,
"c": 0.11603,
"h": 74.1
},
"luminance": 0.30989
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C38D3D
secondary
#90A8CC
accent
#86DC4C
background
#FDFAF7
surface
#FBF4ED
border
#D4CEC8
text
#151009
muted
#837F7B