#C49D3F#C49D3F
#C49D3F is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.362; OKLCH L 71.4% C 0.120 H 86.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C49D3F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 157, 63) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 53%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 68%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.9%, 67.9%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.68, 4.44, 52.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.68, 53.08, 85.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.44% 0.0082 0.1195) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.44% 0.12 86.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.7211, 36.2109, 9.8096) |
| Luminance | 0.3621 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.13
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 4.54
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 4.59
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 4.66
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.86
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C49D3F #3F66C4
analogous
#C45A3F #C49D3F #A8C43F
triadic
#C49D3F #3FC49D #9D3FC4
tetradic
#C49D3F #3FC45A #3F66C4 #C43FA8
square
#C49D3F #3FC45A #3F66C4 #C43FA8
split-complementary
#C49D3F #3FA8C4 #5A3FC4
monochromatic
#685320 #97792E #C49D3F #D2B56E #E1CD9D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#C49D3F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.24
#C49D3F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C49D3F
8.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C49D3F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C49D3F | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.24 | 8.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AF9C34
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8A643
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D49089
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c49d3f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 157, 63); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.4% 0.120 86.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dab979',
500: '#c49d3f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c49d3f; $custom-light: #dab979; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c49d3f",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 157,
"b": 63
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.406,
"s": 52.988,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71444,
"c": 0.11977,
"h": 86.1
},
"luminance": 0.36209
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C49D3F
secondary
#92A3CD
accent
#76DC4B
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FBF6EE
border
#D4D0C9
text
#151109
muted
#83807B