#C39E40#C39E40
#C39E40 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.364; OKLCH L 71.6% C 0.119 H 87.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C39E40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(195, 158, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 52%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 67%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19%, 67.2%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.85, 3.53, 52.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.85, 52.71, 86.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.55% 0.0057 0.1191) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.55% 0.119 87.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.6599, 36.4282, 10.0026) |
| Luminance | 0.3643 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.32
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 4.49
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 4.55
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.72
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 4.73
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C39E40 #4065C3
analogous
#C35C40 #C39E40 #A7C340
triadic
#C39E40 #40C39E #9E40C3
tetradic
#C39E40 #40C35C #4065C3 #C340A7
square
#C39E40 #40C35C #4065C3 #C340A7
split-complementary
#C39E40 #40A7C3 #5C40C3
monochromatic
#685421 #97792F #C39E40 #D2B66F #E0CD9D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.53
#C39E40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.29
#C39E40 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C39E40
8.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C39E40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C39E40 | 1.00 | 2.53 | 8.29 | 8.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B09D35
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9A744
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D3918A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c39e40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 158, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.6% 0.119 87.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9ba79',
500: '#c39e40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c39e40; $custom-light: #d9ba79; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c39e40",
"rgb": {
"r": 195,
"g": 158,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.053,
"s": 52.191,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71553,
"c": 0.11919,
"h": 87.3
},
"luminance": 0.36426
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C39E40
secondary
#92A3CC
accent
#75DC4C
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FBF6EE
border
#D4D0C9
text
#151109
muted
#83807B