#C3A550#C3A550
#C3A550 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.391; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.110 H 90.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C3A550 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(195, 165, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 49%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 59%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.4%, 59%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.82, 0.83, 47.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.82, 47.35, 89.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.16% -0.0001 0.1101) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.16% 0.11 90) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.4105, 39.0935, 13.1632) |
| Luminance | 0.3909 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 2.81
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.88
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.33
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.52
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.14
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C3A550 #506EC3
analogous
#C36C50 #C3A550 #A8C350
triadic
#C3A550 #50C3A5 #A550C3
tetradic
#C3A550 #50C36C #506EC3 #C350A8
square
#C3A550 #50C36C #506EC3 #C350A8
split-complementary
#C3A550 #50A8C3 #6C50C3
monochromatic
#725E27 #9F8437 #C3A550 #D3BC7E #E2D4AB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#C3A550 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.82
#C3A550 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C3A550
8.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C3A550 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C3A550 | 1.00 | 2.38 | 8.82 | 8.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5A348
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDAB53
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D29992
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c3a550; /* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 165, 80); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.110 90.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d8bf84',
500: '#c3a550',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c3a550; $custom-light: #d8bf84; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c3a550",
"rgb": {
"r": 195,
"g": 165,
"b": 80
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.348,
"s": 48.936,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73158,
"c": 0.11011,
"h": 90
},
"luminance": 0.39092
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C3A550
secondary
#9FACD0
accent
#73D84F
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF7EF
border
#D4D0CA
text
#15120B
muted
#83817C