#C59938#C59938
#C59938 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 70.7% C 0.123 H 83.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C59938 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 153, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 56%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 72%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22.3%, 71.6%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.70, 6.67, 54.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.70, 55.34, 83.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.68% 0.0137 0.1225) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.68% 0.123 83.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.1331, 34.9408, 8.6344) |
| Luminance | 0.3494 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 4.05
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 4.38
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.53
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 4.55
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 5.04
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 5.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C59938 #3864C5
analogous
#C55338 #C59938 #AAC538
triadic
#C59938 #38C599 #9938C5
tetradic
#C59938 #38C553 #3864C5 #C538AA
square
#C59938 #38C553 #3864C5 #C538AA
split-complementary
#C59938 #38AAC5 #5338C5
monochromatic
#664F1D #95742A #C59938 #D4B267 #E1CA96
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#C59938 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#C59938 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C59938
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C59938 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C59938 | 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)
#AC992B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6A43C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D68B85
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c59938; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 153, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.7% 0.123 83.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbb674',
500: '#c59938',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c59938; $custom-light: #dbb674; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c59938",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 153,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.277,
"s": 55.731,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70681,
"c": 0.1233,
"h": 83.6
},
"luminance": 0.34938
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C59938
secondary
#8CA0CD
accent
#78DF49
background
#FEFBF7
surface
#FCF6ED
border
#D5D0C8
text
#161108
muted
#84807B