#C59F4E#C59F4E
#C59F4E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.372; OKLCH L 72.1% C 0.109 H 84.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C59F4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 159, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 51%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 60%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.3%, 60.4%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.44, 4.77, 46.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.44, 47.03, 84.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.11% 0.011 0.1086) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.11% 0.109 84.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.8011, 37.2189, 12.4519) |
| Luminance | 0.3722 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 2.16
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 2.91
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.30
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.22
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.89
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 6.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C59F4E #4E74C5
analogous
#C5644E #C59F4E #B0C54E
triadic
#C59F4E #4EC59F #9F4EC5
tetradic
#C59F4E #4EC564 #4E74C5 #C54EB0
square
#C59F4E #4EC564 #4E74C5 #C54EB0
split-complementary
#C59F4E #4EB0C5 #644EC5
monochromatic
#735A26 #A17E35 #C59F4E #D4B87C #E3D1AA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.49
#C59F4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.44
#C59F4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C59F4E
8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C59F4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C59F4E | 1.00 | 2.49 | 8.44 | 8.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B09E46
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9A851
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D4938D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c59f4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 159, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.1% 0.109 84.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dabb82',
500: '#c59f4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c59f4e; $custom-light: #dabb82; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c59f4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 159,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.84,
"s": 50.638,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72111,
"c": 0.10916,
"h": 84.2
},
"luminance": 0.37217
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C59F4E
secondary
#9EAED1
accent
#7BDA4E
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF6EF
border
#D4D0CA
text
#15110B
muted
#83807C