#C48B45#C48B45
#C48B45 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.306; OKLCH L 68.0% C 0.111 H 69.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C48B45 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 139, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 52%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 65%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.1%, 64.8%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.20, 14.63, 45.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.20, 47.50, 72.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.95% 0.0388 0.104) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.95% 0.111 69.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.0739, 30.6333, 9.8000) |
| Luminance | 0.3063 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 1.49
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 4.03
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.38
Bronze
#CD7F32
ΔE00 5.42
Dull Orange
#D8863B
ΔE00 5.94
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 6.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C48B45 #457EC4
analogous
#C44C45 #C48B45 #BEC445
triadic
#C48B45 #45C48B #8B45C4
tetradic
#C48B45 #45C44C #457EC4 #C445BE
square
#C48B45 #45C44C #457EC4 #C445BE
split-complementary
#C48B45 #45BEC4 #4C45C4
monochromatic
#6C4B22 #9B6B31 #C48B45 #D3A873 #E1C5A2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.95
#C48B45 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.13
#C48B45 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C48B45
7.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C48B45 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C48B45 | 1.00 | 2.95 | 7.13 | 7.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9E8E3E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AC9C47
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D57D7B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c48b45; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 139, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.0% 0.111 69.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#daac7b',
500: '#c48b45',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c48b45; $custom-light: #daac7b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c48b45",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 139,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.071,
"s": 51.837,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6795,
"c": 0.11099,
"h": 69.6
},
"luminance": 0.30631
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C48B45
secondary
#97B0CE
accent
#8DDB4D
background
#FDFAF7
surface
#FBF4EE
border
#D4CEC9
text
#151009
muted
#837F7B