#C49F44#C49F44
#C49F44 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.369; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.117 H 86.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C49F44 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 159, 68) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 52%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 65%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.9%, 65.3%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.24, 3.66, 51.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.24, 51.38, 85.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.9% 0.0065 0.1168) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.9% 0.117 86.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.2084, 36.9516, 10.6930) |
| Luminance | 0.3695 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 3.87
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.25
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.41
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.59
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 4.99
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 5.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C49F44 #4469C4
analogous
#C45F44 #C49F44 #A9C444
triadic
#C49F44 #44C49F #9F44C4
tetradic
#C49F44 #44C45F #4469C4 #C444A9
square
#C49F44 #44C45F #4469C4 #C444A9
split-complementary
#C49F44 #44A9C4 #5F44C4
monochromatic
#6C5622 #9A7C31 #C49F44 #D3B773 #E1CFA1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.50
#C49F44 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.39
#C49F44 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C49F44
8.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C49F44 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C49F44 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 8.39 | 8.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B19E3A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9A848
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D4928B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c49f44; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 159, 68); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.117 86.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9bb7c',
500: '#c49f44',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c49f44; $custom-light: #d9bb7c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c49f44",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 159,
"b": 68
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.656,
"s": 52.033,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71899,
"c": 0.11697,
"h": 86.8
},
"luminance": 0.36949
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C49F44
secondary
#96A6CE
accent
#76DB4C
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FBF6EE
border
#D4D0C9
text
#15110A
muted
#83807C