#C7A44A#C7A44A
#C7A44A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.392; OKLCH L 73.3% C 0.116 H 87.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C7A44A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 164, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 53%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 63%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.6%, 62.8%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.89, 2.66, 50.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.89, 50.44, 86.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.28% 0.0042 0.1157) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.28% 0.116 87.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.0666, 39.1897, 12.0366) |
| Luminance | 0.3919 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.30
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.59
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.11
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.17
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 5.56
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C7A44A #4A6DC7
analogous
#C7654A #C7A44A #ABC74A
triadic
#C7A44A #4AC7A4 #A44AC7
tetradic
#C7A44A #4AC765 #4A6DC7 #C74AAB
square
#C7A44A #4AC765 #4A6DC7 #C74AAB
split-complementary
#C7A44A #4AABC7 #654AC7
monochromatic
#735D24 #A28232 #C7A44A #D5BB79 #E4D3A7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#C7A44A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.84
#C7A44A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C7A44A
8.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C7A44A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C7A44A | 1.00 | 2.38 | 8.84 | 8.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5A340
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEAC4E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D79790
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c7a44a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 164, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.3% 0.116 87.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbbe80',
500: '#c7a44a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c7a44a; $custom-light: #dbbe80; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c7a44a",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 164,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.2,
"s": 52.743,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73283,
"c": 0.1158,
"h": 87.9
},
"luminance": 0.39187
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C7A44A
secondary
#9CABD1
accent
#74DC4C
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF6EF
border
#D4D0CA
text
#15120A
muted
#83817C