#C7A45D#C7A45D
#C7A45D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.395; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.099 H 83.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C7A45D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 164, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 49%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 53%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.6%, 53.3%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.10, 4.11, 41.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.10, 41.54, 84.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.52% 0.0108 0.0983) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.52% 0.099 83.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.8061, 39.4855, 15.9313) |
| Luminance | 0.3948 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 1.22
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 1.54
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 1.80
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 2.96
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.96
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C7A45D #5D80C7
analogous
#C76F5D #C7A45D #B5C75D
triadic
#C7A45D #5DC7A4 #A45DC7
tetradic
#C7A45D #5DC76F #5D80C7 #C75DB5
square
#C7A45D #5DC76F #5D80C7 #C75DB5
split-complementary
#C7A45D #5DB5C7 #6F5DC7
monochromatic
#7E632C #AC863B #C7A45D #D7BE8A #E6D7B8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.36
#C7A45D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.90
#C7A45D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C7A45D
8.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C7A45D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C7A45D | 1.00 | 2.36 | 8.90 | 8.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4A357
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCAC5F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D69993
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c7a45d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 164, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.099 83.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dabe8c',
500: '#c7a45d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c7a45d; $custom-light: #dabe8c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c7a45d",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 164,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.189,
"s": 48.624,
"l": 57.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7352,
"c": 0.09888,
"h": 83.7
},
"luminance": 0.39483
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C7A45D
secondary
#AAB9D5
accent
#7DD850
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF6F0
border
#D4D0CB
text
#15120C
muted
#83817D