#C3AF89#C3AF89
#C3AF89 is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.441; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.056 H 83.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C3AF89 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(195, 175, 137) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 33%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 30%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.3%, 29.7%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.27, 1.40, 22.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.27, 22.19, 86.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.16% 0.0066 0.056) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.16% 0.056 83.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.3515, 44.0695, 29.9374) |
| Luminance | 0.4407 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 1.62
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 2.15
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 2.99
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 3.94
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 4.04
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 4.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C3AF89 #899DC3
analogous
#C39289 #C3AF89 #BAC389
triadic
#C3AF89 #89C3AF #AF89C3
tetradic
#C3AF89 #89C392 #899DC3 #C389BA
square
#C3AF89 #89C392 #899DC3 #C389BA
split-complementary
#C3AF89 #89BAC3 #9289C3
monochromatic
#8B7347 #AE9360 #C3AF89 #D8CBB2 #ECE6DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#C3AF89 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.81
#C3AF89 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C3AF89
9.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C3AF89 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C3AF89 | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.81 | 9.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9AE87
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEB38A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CDA8A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c3af89; /* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 175, 137); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.056 83.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6c6ab',
500: '#c3af89',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c3af89; $custom-light: #d6c6ab; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c3af89",
"rgb": {
"r": 195,
"g": 175,
"b": 137
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.31,
"s": 32.584,
"l": 65.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76157,
"c": 0.05641,
"h": 83.3
},
"luminance": 0.44068
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C3AF89
secondary
#CAD1DE
accent
#61AB3A
background
#FDFCFA
surface
#FAF8F4
border
#D3D1CE
text
#141310
muted
#83827F