#C4A347#C4A347
#C4A347 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.384; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.117 H 89.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C4A347 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 163, 71) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 51%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 64%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.8%, 63.8%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.31, 1.70, 51.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.31, 51.06, 88.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.75% 0.0013 0.1168) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.75% 0.117 89.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.0013, 38.3872, 11.4206) |
| Luminance | 0.3839 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.73
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.91
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.69
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.77
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 5.07
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 5.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C4A347 #4768C4
analogous
#C46547 #C4A347 #A6C447
triadic
#C4A347 #47C4A3 #A347C4
tetradic
#C4A347 #47C465 #4768C4 #C447A6
square
#C4A347 #47C465 #4768C4 #C447A6
split-complementary
#C4A347 #47A6C4 #6547C4
monochromatic
#6D5A23 #9C8032 #C4A347 #D3BA75 #E2D1A4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#C4A347 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.68
#C4A347 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C4A347
8.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C4A347 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C4A347 | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.68 | 8.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4A13D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCAA4B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D3968F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c4a347; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 163, 71); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.117 89.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9be7e',
500: '#c4a347',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c4a347; $custom-light: #d9be7e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c4a347",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 163,
"b": 71
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.16,
"s": 51.44,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72746,
"c": 0.1168,
"h": 89.4
},
"luminance": 0.38385
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C4A347
secondary
#98A7CF
accent
#72DB4D
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FBF6EE
border
#D4D0C9
text
#15120A
muted
#83817C