#C4943E#C4943E
#C4943E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.333; OKLCH L 69.6% C 0.117 H 79.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C4943E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 148, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 53%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 68%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.5%, 68.4%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.38, 9.28, 50.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.38, 51.74, 79.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.63% 0.0221 0.1151) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.63% 0.117 79.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.2265, 33.2659, 9.1748) |
| Luminance | 0.3326 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.27
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 5.13
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 5.58
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 5.70
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.74
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 6.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C4943E #3E6EC4
analogous
#C4513E #C4943E #B1C43E
triadic
#C4943E #3EC494 #943EC4
tetradic
#C4943E #3EC451 #3E6EC4 #C43EB1
square
#C4943E #3EC451 #3E6EC4 #C43EB1
split-complementary
#C4943E #3EB1C4 #513EC4
monochromatic
#684E20 #97712E #C4943E #D2AE6D #E1C89C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.74
#C4943E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.65
#C4943E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C4943E
7.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C4943E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C4943E | 1.00 | 2.74 | 7.65 | 7.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A79534
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2A141
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D48682
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c4943e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 148, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.6% 0.117 79.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dab377',
500: '#c4943e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c4943e; $custom-light: #dab377; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c4943e",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 148,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.507,
"s": 53.175,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69632,
"c": 0.11718,
"h": 79.1
},
"luminance": 0.33263
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C4943E
secondary
#91A6CD
accent
#7FDD4B
background
#FDFAF7
surface
#FBF5ED
border
#D4CFC8
text
#151109
muted
#83807B