#C59937#C59937
#C59937 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 70.7% C 0.124 H 83.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C59937 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 153, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 72%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22.3%, 72.1%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.69, 6.62, 55.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.69, 55.75, 83.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.67% 0.0134 0.1232) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.67% 0.124 83.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.1089, 34.9311, 8.5069) |
| Luminance | 0.3493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 3.95
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 4.25
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 4.42
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.64
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 4.92
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 5.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C59937 #3763C5
analogous
#C55237 #C59937 #AAC537
triadic
#C59937 #37C599 #9937C5
tetradic
#C59937 #37C552 #3763C5 #C537AA
square
#C59937 #37C552 #3763C5 #C537AA
split-complementary
#C59937 #37AAC5 #5237C5
monochromatic
#654F1C #95742A #C59937 #D4B265 #E1CA95
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#C59937 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#C59937 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C59937
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C59937 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C59937 | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AC992A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6A43B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D68B85
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c59937; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 153, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.7% 0.124 83.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbb674',
500: '#c59937',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c59937; $custom-light: #dbb674; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c59937",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 153,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.408,
"s": 56.349,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70672,
"c": 0.12396,
"h": 83.8
},
"luminance": 0.34929
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C59937
secondary
#8B9FCD
accent
#77E048
background
#FEFBF7
surface
#FCF6ED
border
#D5D0C8
text
#161108
muted
#84807B