#C48A35#C48A35
#C48A35 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.302; OKLCH L 67.6% C 0.122 H 73.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C48A35 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 138, 53) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 57%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 73%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.6%, 73%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.80, 14.27, 52.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.80, 54.15, 74.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.6% 0.0355 0.1162) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.6% 0.122 73) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.4983, 30.1725, 7.4798) |
| Luminance | 0.3017 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 3.96
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 5.49
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 5.58
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.83
Bronze
#CD7F32
ΔE00 6.34
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 6.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C48A35 #356FC4
analogous
#C44235 #C48A35 #B7C435
triadic
#C48A35 #35C48A #8A35C4
tetradic
#C48A35 #35C442 #356FC4 #C435B7
square
#C48A35 #35C442 #356FC4 #C435B7
split-complementary
#C48A35 #35B7C4 #4235C4
monochromatic
#64461B #946828 #C48A35 #D4A662 #E1C192
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.99
#C48A35 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.03
#C48A35 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C48A35
7.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C48A35 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C48A35 | 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)
#9E8D2A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AC9B38
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D57B78
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c48a35; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 138, 53); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.6% 0.122 73.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbac71',
500: '#c48a35',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c48a35; $custom-light: #dbac71; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c48a35",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 138,
"b": 53
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.664,
"s": 57.43,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67596,
"c": 0.12154,
"h": 73
},
"luminance": 0.3017
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C48A35
secondary
#88A4CC
accent
#85E147
background
#FEFAF7
surface
#FCF4ED
border
#D5CEC8
text
#161008
muted
#847F7B