#C4A751#C4A751
#C4A751 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.111 H 90.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C4A751 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 167, 81) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 49%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 59%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.8%, 58.7%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.45, 0.26, 47.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.45, 47.61, 89.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.68% -0.0017 0.1108) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.68% 0.111 90.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.0705, 39.9692, 13.4925) |
| Luminance | 0.3997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 2.58
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.09
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.65
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.96
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.02
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C4A751 #516EC4
analogous
#C46E51 #C4A751 #A7C451
triadic
#C4A751 #51C4A7 #A751C4
tetradic
#C4A751 #51C46E #516EC4 #C451A7
square
#C4A751 #51C46E #516EC4 #C451A7
split-complementary
#C4A751 #51A7C4 #6E51C4
monochromatic
#736027 #A18637 #C4A751 #D3BE7F #E3D5AC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#C4A751 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#C4A751 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C4A751
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C4A751 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C4A751 | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7A549
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEAD55
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D39B94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c4a751; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 167, 81); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.111 90.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9c085',
500: '#c4a751',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c4a751; $custom-light: #d9c085; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c4a751",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 167,
"b": 81
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.87,
"s": 49.356,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73679,
"c": 0.11079,
"h": 90.9
},
"luminance": 0.39967
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C4A751
secondary
#A0ACD1
accent
#72D94F
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF7EF
border
#D4D0CA
text
#15120B
muted
#83817C