#C4953E#C4953E
#C4953E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.336; OKLCH L 69.8% C 0.117 H 80.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C4953E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 149, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 53%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 68%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24%, 68.4%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.63, 8.73, 51.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.63, 51.91, 80.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.83% 0.0205 0.1157) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.83% 0.117 80) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.3840, 33.5809, 9.2273) |
| Luminance | 0.3358 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.09
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 4.95
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.53
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 5.67
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 6.11
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 6.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C4953E #3E6DC4
analogous
#C4523E #C4953E #B0C43E
triadic
#C4953E #3EC495 #953EC4
tetradic
#C4953E #3EC452 #3E6DC4 #C43EB0
square
#C4953E #3EC452 #3E6DC4 #C43EB0
split-complementary
#C4953E #3EB0C4 #523EC4
monochromatic
#684F20 #97722E #C4953E #D2AF6D #E1C89C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.72
#C4953E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.72
#C4953E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C4953E
7.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C4953E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C4953E | 1.00 | 2.72 | 7.72 | 7.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A89634
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3A241
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D48782
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c4953e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 149, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.8% 0.117 80.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dab377',
500: '#c4953e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c4953e; $custom-light: #dab377; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c4953e",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 149,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.955,
"s": 53.175,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6983,
"c": 0.11745,
"h": 80
},
"luminance": 0.33578
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C4953E
secondary
#91A6CD
accent
#7EDD4B
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FBF6ED
border
#D4D0C8
text
#151109
muted
#83807B