#C49E7A#C49E7A
#C49E7A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.376; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.067 H 64.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C49E7A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 158, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 39%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 38%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.4%, 37.8%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.72, 9.10, 24.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.72, 25.80, 69.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.52% 0.0283 0.0605) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.52% 0.067 64.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.5057, 37.5965, 23.6372) |
| Luminance | 0.3760 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 3.45
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 4.77
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 4.79
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 5.20
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 6.32
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 6.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C49E7A #7AA0C4
analogous
#C47A7B #C49E7A #C4C37A
triadic
#C49E7A #7AC49E #9E7AC4
tetradic
#C49E7A #7BC47A #7AA0C4 #C37AC4
square
#C49E7A #7BC47A #7AA0C4 #C37AC4
split-complementary
#C49E7A #7AC4C3 #7A7BC4
monochromatic
#87613C #B17F50 #C49E7A #D7BDA4 #EADCCF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.47
#C49E7A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.52
#C49E7A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C49E7A
8.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C49E7A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C49E7A | 1.00 | 2.47 | 8.52 | 8.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AAA077
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3A87B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D09694
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c49e7a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 158, 122); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.067 64.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7baa0',
500: '#c49e7a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c49e7a; $custom-light: #d7baa0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c49e7a",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 158,
"b": 122
},
"hsl": {
"h": 29.189,
"s": 38.542,
"l": 62.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72516,
"c": 0.06682,
"h": 64.9
},
"luminance": 0.37595
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C49E7A
secondary
#BFCDDA
accent
#74B234
background
#FDFBF9
surface
#FAF6F2
border
#D3D0CC
text
#15110E
muted
#83807E