#C48853#C48853
#C48853 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.300; OKLCH L 67.6% C 0.101 H 61.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C48853 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 136, 83) |
| HSL | hsl(28, 49%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(28, 58%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30.6%, 57.7%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.63, 17.28, 37.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.63, 41.17, 65.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.56% 0.0486 0.0887) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.56% 0.101 61.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.1324, 29.9712, 12.2220) |
| Luminance | 0.2997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 3.62
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 3.67
Bronze
#CD7F32
ΔE00 5.24
Dull Orange
#D8863B
ΔE00 5.37
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 5.51
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 6.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C48853 #538FC4
analogous
#C45356 #C48853 #C4C153
triadic
#C48853 #53C488 #8853C4
tetradic
#C48853 #56C453 #538FC4 #C153C4
square
#C48853 #56C453 #538FC4 #C153C4
split-complementary
#C48853 #53C4C1 #5356C4
monochromatic
#754C28 #A26A38 #C48853 #D4A881 #E3C7AE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#C48853 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.99
#C48853 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C48853
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C48853 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C48853 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 6.99 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9B8D4E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A99A54
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D47B7B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c48853; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 136, 83); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.6% 0.101 61.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9aa84',
500: '#c48853',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c48853; $custom-light: #d9aa84; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c48853",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 136,
"b": 83
},
"hsl": {
"h": 28.142,
"s": 48.918,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67562,
"c": 0.10113,
"h": 61.3
},
"luminance": 0.29969
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C48853
secondary
#A2BBD1
accent
#98D84F
background
#FDFAF8
surface
#FBF4EF
border
#D4CECA
text
#15100B
muted
#837F7C