#C38E2D#C38E2D
#C38E2D is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.311; OKLCH L 68.2% C 0.126 H 78.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C38E2D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(195, 142, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 63%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 77%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27.2%, 76.9%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.63, 11.29, 56.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.63, 57.44, 78.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.19% 0.0258 0.1233) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.19% 0.126 78.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.6546, 31.1402, 6.7729) |
| Luminance | 0.3114 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 3.76
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 4.25
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 6.16
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 6.45
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 6.54
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 6.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C38E2D #2D62C3
analogous
#C3432D #C38E2D #ADC32D
triadic
#C38E2D #2DC38E #8E2DC3
tetradic
#C38E2D #2DC343 #2D62C3 #C32DAD
square
#C38E2D #2DC343 #2D62C3 #C32DAD
split-complementary
#C38E2D #2DADC3 #432DC3
monochromatic
#604616 #916A22 #C38E2D #D8AA55 #E3C387
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.91
#C38E2D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.23
#C38E2D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C38E2D
7.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C38E2D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C38E2D | 1.00 | 2.91 | 7.23 | 7.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2901D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AF9D31
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D47F7B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c38e2d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 142, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.2% 0.126 78.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#daae6d',
500: '#c38e2d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c38e2d; $custom-light: #daae6d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c38e2d",
"rgb": {
"r": 195,
"g": 142,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.8,
"s": 62.5,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68195,
"c": 0.12599,
"h": 78.2
},
"luminance": 0.31138
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C38E2D
secondary
#7F9ACD
accent
#7CE642
background
#FEFAF6
surface
#FCF4EC
border
#D5CEC7
text
#161007
muted
#847F7A