#C5A446#C5A446
#C5A446 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.389; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.118 H 89.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C5A446 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 164, 70) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 52%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 64%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.8%, 64.5%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.65, 1.54, 51.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.65, 51.92, 88.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.04% 0.0006 0.1185) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.04% 0.118 89.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.4088, 38.8656, 11.3246) |
| Luminance | 0.3886 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.72
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.13
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 4.97
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.98
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.00
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 5.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C5A446 #4667C5
analogous
#C56446 #C5A446 #A7C546
triadic
#C5A446 #46C5A4 #A446C5
tetradic
#C5A446 #46C564 #4667C5 #C546A7
square
#C5A446 #46C564 #4667C5 #C546A7
split-complementary
#C5A446 #46A7C5 #6446C5
monochromatic
#6E5A23 #9D8131 #C5A446 #D4BB75 #E2D2A3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.39
#C5A446 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.77
#C5A446 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C5A446
8.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C5A446 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C5A446 | 1.00 | 2.39 | 8.77 | 8.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5A23B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDAB4A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D49790
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c5a446; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 164, 70); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.118 89.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dabe7d',
500: '#c5a446',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c5a446; $custom-light: #dabe7d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c5a446",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 164,
"b": 70
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.409,
"s": 52.263,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73041,
"c": 0.11846,
"h": 89.7
},
"luminance": 0.38863
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C5A446
secondary
#98A6CF
accent
#71DC4C
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FBF6EE
border
#D4D0C9
text
#15120A
muted
#83817C