#C4973E#C4973E
#C4973E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.342; OKLCH L 70.2% C 0.118 H 81.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C4973E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 151, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 53%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 68%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23%, 68.4%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.14, 7.64, 51.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.14, 52.27, 81.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.23% 0.0173 0.1168) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.23% 0.118 81.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.7031, 34.2192, 9.3337) |
| Luminance | 0.3422 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 3.86
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 4.71
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.18
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 5.68
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 5.89
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 5.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C4973E #3E6BC4
analogous
#C4543E #C4973E #AEC43E
triadic
#C4973E #3EC497 #973EC4
tetradic
#C4973E #3EC454 #3E6BC4 #C43EAE
square
#C4973E #3EC454 #3E6BC4 #C43EAE
split-complementary
#C4973E #3EAEC4 #543EC4
monochromatic
#685020 #97742E #C4973E #D2B06D #E1CA9C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.68
#C4973E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.84
#C4973E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C4973E
7.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C4973E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C4973E | 1.00 | 2.68 | 7.84 | 7.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AA9733
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4A341
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D48984
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c4973e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 151, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.2% 0.118 81.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dab578',
500: '#c4973e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c4973e; $custom-light: #dab578; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c4973e",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 151,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.851,
"s": 53.175,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70228,
"c": 0.11808,
"h": 81.6
},
"luminance": 0.34217
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C4973E
secondary
#91A5CD
accent
#7CDD4B
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FBF6ED
border
#D4D0C8
text
#151109
muted
#83807B