#C3994E#C3994E
#C3994E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 70.7% C 0.106 H 80.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C3994E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(195, 153, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 49%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 60%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21.5%, 60%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.70, 7.16, 44.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.70, 45.30, 80.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.7% 0.0181 0.1042) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.7% 0.106 80.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.2739, 34.9369, 12.0918) |
| Luminance | 0.3493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 1.98
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.63
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.79
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 5.96
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 6.02
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 6.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C3994E #4E78C3
analogous
#C35E4E #C3994E #B2C34E
triadic
#C3994E #4EC399 #994EC3
tetradic
#C3994E #4EC35E #4E78C3 #C34EB2
square
#C3994E #4EC35E #4E78C3 #C34EB2
split-complementary
#C3994E #4EB2C3 #5E4EC3
monochromatic
#705626 #9E7936 #C3994E #D2B37C #E2CEA9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#C3994E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#C3994E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C3994E
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C3994E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C3994E | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AA9947
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4A450
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D28D88
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c3994e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 153, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.7% 0.106 80.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d8b682',
500: '#c3994e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c3994e; $custom-light: #d8b682; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c3994e",
"rgb": {
"r": 195,
"g": 153,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.462,
"s": 49.367,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70697,
"c": 0.10578,
"h": 80.1
},
"luminance": 0.34935
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C3994E
secondary
#9DAFCF
accent
#80D94F
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF6EF
border
#D4D0CA
text
#15110A
muted
#83807C