#C38D4E#C38D4E
#C38D4E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.312; OKLCH L 68.3% C 0.104 H 68.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C38D4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(195, 141, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 49%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(32, 60%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27.7%, 60%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.68, 13.73, 41.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.68, 43.43, 71.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.34% 0.0374 0.0966) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.34% 0.104 68.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.4077, 31.2044, 11.4698) |
| Luminance | 0.3120 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 0.67
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 4.45
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.17
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 5.55
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 5.72
Bronze
#CD7F32
ΔE00 6.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C38D4E #4E84C3
analogous
#C3524E #C38D4E #BEC34E
triadic
#C38D4E #4EC38D #8D4EC3
tetradic
#C38D4E #4EC352 #4E84C3 #C34EBE
square
#C38D4E #4EC352 #4E84C3 #C34EBE
split-complementary
#C38D4E #4EBEC3 #524EC3
monochromatic
#704E26 #9E6E36 #C38D4E #D2AA7C #E2C8A9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.90
#C38D4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.24
#C38D4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C38D4E
7.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C38D4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C38D4E | 1.00 | 2.90 | 7.24 | 7.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9F9048
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AC9D4F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D3807E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c38d4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 141, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.3% 0.104 68.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9ae81',
500: '#c38d4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c38d4e; $custom-light: #d9ae81; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c38d4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 195,
"g": 141,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.308,
"s": 49.367,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68335,
"c": 0.10356,
"h": 68.8
},
"luminance": 0.31202
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C38D4E
secondary
#9DB4CF
accent
#8FD94F
background
#FDFAF8
surface
#FBF4EF
border
#D4CECA
text
#15100A
muted
#837F7C