#C59234#C59234
#C59234 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.327; OKLCH L 69.3% C 0.124 H 79.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C59234 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 146, 52) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 58%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 74%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25.9%, 73.6%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.90, 10.29, 54.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.90, 55.76, 79.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.26% 0.0237 0.1215) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.26% 0.124 79) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.9269, 32.6786, 7.7689) |
| Luminance | 0.3268 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 4.31
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 4.69
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.45
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 6.18
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 6.24
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 6.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C59234 #3467C5
analogous
#C54A34 #C59234 #B0C534
triadic
#C59234 #34C592 #9234C5
tetradic
#C59234 #34C54A #3467C5 #C534B0
square
#C59234 #34C54A #3467C5 #C534B0
split-complementary
#C59234 #34B0C5 #4A34C5
monochromatic
#644A1A #956E27 #C59234 #D5AC61 #E2C691
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.79
#C59234 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.54
#C59234 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C59234
7.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C59234 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C59234 | 1.00 | 2.79 | 7.54 | 7.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A69327
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2A038
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D6837F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c59234; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 146, 52); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.3% 0.124 79.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbb171',
500: '#c59234',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c59234; $custom-light: #dbb171; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c59234",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 146,
"b": 52
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.897,
"s": 58.233,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69257,
"c": 0.12375,
"h": 79
},
"luminance": 0.32676
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C59234
secondary
#88A0CD
accent
#7DE146
background
#FEFAF7
surface
#FCF5ED
border
#D5CFC8
text
#161008
muted
#847F7B