#C48A31#C48A31
#C48A31 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.301; OKLCH L 67.6% C 0.124 H 73.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C48A31 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 138, 49) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 60%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 75%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.6%, 75%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.77, 14.09, 53.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.77, 55.72, 75.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.56% 0.0344 0.119) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.56% 0.124 73.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.4101, 30.1372, 7.0153) |
| Luminance | 0.3013 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 4.55
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 4.97
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 6.07
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 6.10
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 6.15
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 6.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C48A31 #316BC4
analogous
#C44131 #C48A31 #B4C431
triadic
#C48A31 #31C48A #8A31C4
tetradic
#C48A31 #31C441 #316BC4 #C431B4
square
#C48A31 #31C441 #316BC4 #C431B4
split-complementary
#C48A31 #31B4C4 #4131C4
monochromatic
#624519 #936825 #C48A31 #D6A65C #E2C18D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.99
#C48A31 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.03
#C48A31 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C48A31
7.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C48A31 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C48A31 | 1.00 | 2.99 | 7.03 | 7.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9F8D24
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AC9B34
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D57B78
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c48a31; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 138, 49); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.6% 0.124 73.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbac6f',
500: '#c48a31',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c48a31; $custom-light: #dbac6f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c48a31",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 138,
"b": 49
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.327,
"s": 60,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67562,
"c": 0.12387,
"h": 73.9
},
"luminance": 0.30134
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C48A31
secondary
#84A1CD
accent
#83E345
background
#FEFAF6
surface
#FCF4EC
border
#D5CEC7
text
#161008
muted
#847F7B