#C49F3D#C49F3D
#C49F3D is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.369; OKLCH L 71.8% C 0.122 H 87.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C49F3D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 159, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 53%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 69%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.9%, 68.9%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.18, 3.25, 54.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.18, 54.39, 86.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.83% 0.0045 0.1221) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.83% 0.122 87.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.0074, 36.8712, 9.6343) |
| Luminance | 0.3687 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 4.05
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 4.09
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 4.29
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.83
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 4.99
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C49F3D #3D62C4
analogous
#C45C3D #C49F3D #A5C43D
triadic
#C49F3D #3DC49F #9F3DC4
tetradic
#C49F3D #3DC45C #3D62C4 #C43DA5
square
#C49F3D #3DC45C #3D62C4 #C43DA5
split-complementary
#C49F3D #3DA5C4 #5C3DC4
monochromatic
#67541F #967A2E #C49F3D #D2B66C #E1CD9B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.51
#C49F3D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.37
#C49F3D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C49F3D
8.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C49F3D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C49F3D | 1.00 | 2.51 | 8.37 | 8.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B19E31
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAA841
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D4928B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c49f3d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 159, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.8% 0.122 87.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dabb78',
500: '#c49f3d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c49f3d; $custom-light: #dabb78; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c49f3d",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 159,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.556,
"s": 53.36,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71832,
"c": 0.12219,
"h": 87.9
},
"luminance": 0.36869
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C49F3D
secondary
#90A1CD
accent
#73DD4B
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FBF6ED
border
#D4D0C8
text
#151109
muted
#83807B