#C5A047#C5A047
#C5A047 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.375; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.115 H 86.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C5A047 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 160, 71) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 52%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 64%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.8%, 64%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.63, 3.75, 50.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.63, 50.46, 85.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.24% 0.0071 0.1152) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.24% 0.115 86.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.7360, 37.4691, 11.2573) |
| Luminance | 0.3747 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 3.56
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.89
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.01
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.21
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 5.33
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 5.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C5A047 #476CC5
analogous
#C56147 #C5A047 #ABC547
triadic
#C5A047 #47C5A0 #A047C5
tetradic
#C5A047 #47C561 #476CC5 #C547AB
square
#C5A047 #47C561 #476CC5 #C547AB
split-complementary
#C5A047 #47ABC5 #6147C5
monochromatic
#6F5823 #9D7E32 #C5A047 #D4B876 #E2D0A4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.47
#C5A047 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.49
#C5A047 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C5A047
8.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C5A047 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C5A047 | 1.00 | 2.47 | 8.49 | 8.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B19F3D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAA94B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D5938D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c5a047; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 160, 71); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.115 86.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dabb7e',
500: '#c5a047',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c5a047; $custom-light: #dabb7e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c5a047",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 160,
"b": 71
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.381,
"s": 52.066,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72235,
"c": 0.11545,
"h": 86.5
},
"luminance": 0.37467
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C5A047
secondary
#99A9CF
accent
#76DC4C
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FBF6EE
border
#D4D0C9
text
#15110A
muted
#83807C