#C5A96D#C5A96D
#C5A96D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.413; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.085 H 85.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C5A96D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 169, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 43%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 45%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.2%, 44.7%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.42, 2.11, 34.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.42, 34.74, 86.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.59% 0.0068 0.0845) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.59% 0.085 85.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.9755, 41.3522, 20.3411) |
| Luminance | 0.4135 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 1.46
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.01
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 2.96
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.21
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 3.21
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 3.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C5A96D #6D89C5
analogous
#C57D6D #C5A96D #B5C56D
triadic
#C5A96D #6DC5A9 #A96DC5
tetradic
#C5A96D #6DC57D #6D89C5 #C56DB5
square
#C5A96D #6DC57D #6D89C5 #C56DB5
split-complementary
#C5A96D #6DB5C5 #7D6DC5
monochromatic
#836A34 #AF8E46 #C5A96D #D6C399 #E8DDC5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.27
#C5A96D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.27
#C5A96D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C5A96D
9.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C5A96D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C5A96D | 1.00 | 2.27 | 9.27 | 9.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7A868
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDAF6F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D29F9A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c5a96d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 169, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.085 85.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d8c297',
500: '#c5a96d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c5a96d; $custom-light: #d8c297; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c5a96d",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 169,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.909,
"s": 43.137,
"l": 60
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74586,
"c": 0.08476,
"h": 85.4
},
"luminance": 0.4135
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C5A96D
secondary
#B6C1D8
accent
#7DD355
background
#FDFBF9
surface
#FBF7F2
border
#D4D0CC
text
#15120D
muted
#83817E