#C59639#C59639
#C59639 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.340; OKLCH L 70.1% C 0.122 H 81.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C59639 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 150, 57) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 55%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 71%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23.9%, 71.1%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.95, 8.35, 53.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.95, 54.39, 81.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.09% 0.0187 0.1202) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.09% 0.122 81.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.6730, 33.9809, 8.6029) |
| Luminance | 0.3398 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 4.24
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.48
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 5.39
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 5.49
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 5.67
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C59639 #3968C5
analogous
#C55039 #C59639 #AEC539
triadic
#C59639 #39C596 #9639C5
tetradic
#C59639 #39C550 #3968C5 #C539AE
square
#C59639 #39C550 #3968C5 #C539AE
split-complementary
#C59639 #39AEC5 #5039C5
monochromatic
#664E1E #96722B #C59639 #D3AF68 #E1C897
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.69
#C59639 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.80
#C59639 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C59639
7.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C59639 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C59639 | 1.00 | 2.69 | 7.80 | 7.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9972D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4A23D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D68883
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c59639; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 150, 57); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.1% 0.122 81.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbb474',
500: '#c59639',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c59639; $custom-light: #dbb474; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c59639",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 150,
"b": 57
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.857,
"s": 55.118,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70091,
"c": 0.12163,
"h": 81.2
},
"luminance": 0.33978
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C59639
secondary
#8DA2CD
accent
#7BDE49
background
#FEFBF7
surface
#FCF6ED
border
#D5D0C8
text
#161109
muted
#84807B