#C7A43E#C7A43E
#C7A43E is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.390; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.125 H 89.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C7A43E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 164, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 55%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 69%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.6%, 68.8%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.78, 1.93, 55.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.78, 55.65, 88.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.17% 0.0006 0.125) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.17% 0.125 89.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.7002, 39.0431, 10.1069) |
| Luminance | 0.3904 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 4.18
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 4.26
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 4.47
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.51
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 5.13
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C7A43E #3E61C7
analogous
#C75F3E #C7A43E #A5C73E
triadic
#C7A43E #3EC7A4 #A43EC7
tetradic
#C7A43E #3EC75F #3E61C7 #C73EA5
square
#C7A43E #3EC75F #3E61C7 #C73EA5
split-complementary
#C7A43E #3EA5C7 #5F3EC7
monochromatic
#6B581F #9B7F2D #C7A43E #D5BA6D #E3D19D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#C7A43E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.81
#C7A43E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C7A43E
8.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C7A43E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C7A43E | 1.00 | 2.38 | 8.81 | 8.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6A231
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFAC43
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D7978F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c7a43e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 164, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.125 89.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcbe79',
500: '#c7a43e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c7a43e; $custom-light: #dcbe79; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c7a43e",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 164,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.672,
"s": 55.02,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73166,
"c": 0.125,
"h": 89.7
},
"luminance": 0.39041
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C7A43E
secondary
#92A2CF
accent
#6FDE49
background
#FEFBF7
surface
#FCF6EE
border
#D5D0C9
text
#161209
muted
#84817B