#C48B3E#C48B3E
#C48B3E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.305; OKLCH L 67.9% C 0.116 H 71.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C48B3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 139, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 53%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 68%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.1%, 68.4%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.13, 14.20, 48.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.13, 50.52, 73.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.87% 0.0365 0.1099) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.87% 0.116 71.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.8693, 30.5515, 8.7224) |
| Luminance | 0.3055 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 2.69
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 4.83
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.40
Bronze
#CD7F32
ΔE00 5.92
Dull Orange
#D8863B
ΔE00 6.58
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 6.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C48B3E #3E77C4
analogous
#C4483E #C48B3E #BAC43E
triadic
#C48B3E #3EC48B #8B3EC4
tetradic
#C48B3E #3EC448 #3E77C4 #C43EBA
square
#C48B3E #3EC448 #3E77C4 #C43EBA
split-complementary
#C48B3E #3EBAC4 #483EC4
monochromatic
#684920 #976A2E #C48B3E #D2A76D #E1C39C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.95
#C48B3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.11
#C48B3E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C48B3E
7.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C48B3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C48B3E | 1.00 | 2.95 | 7.11 | 7.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9F8E35
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AC9C40
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D57D7A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c48b3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 139, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.9% 0.116 71.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#daac77',
500: '#c48b3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c48b3e; $custom-light: #daac77; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c48b3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 139,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.478,
"s": 53.175,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67874,
"c": 0.11584,
"h": 71.6
},
"luminance": 0.30549
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C48B3E
secondary
#91AACD
accent
#89DD4B
background
#FEFAF7
surface
#FCF4ED
border
#D5CEC8
text
#151009
muted
#847F7B