#C97E2B#C97E2B
#C97E2B is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.275; OKLCH L 65.9% C 0.132 H 63.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C97E2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 126, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 65%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(32, 79%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 37.3%, 78.6%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.45, 22.57, 54.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.45, 58.85, 67.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.87% 0.0582 0.1183) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.87% 0.132 63.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.9869, 27.5168, 5.9117) |
| Luminance | 0.2751 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Bronze
#CD7F32
ΔE00 1.61
Brownish Orange
#CB7723
ΔE00 2.60
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 2.88
Dirty Orange
#C87606
ΔE00 3.09
Dull Orange
#D8863B
ΔE00 4.06
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 5.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C97E2B #2B76C9
analogous
#C92F2B #C97E2B #C5C92B
triadic
#C97E2B #2BC97E #7E2BC9
tetradic
#C97E2B #2BC92F #2B76C9 #C92BC5
square
#C97E2B #2BC92F #2B76C9 #C92BC5
split-complementary
#C97E2B #2BC5C9 #2F2BC9
monochromatic
#643F15 #975E20 #C97E2B #DB9C56 #E6BA89
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.23
#C97E2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.50
#C97E2B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C97E2B
6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C97E2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C97E2B | 1.00 | 3.23 | 6.50 | 6.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#96851E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7962C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DC6D6D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c97e2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 126, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.9% 0.132 63.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dfa36a',
500: '#c97e2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c97e2b; $custom-light: #dfa36a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c97e2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 126,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 31.519,
"s": 64.754,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65874,
"c": 0.13185,
"h": 63.8
},
"luminance": 0.27514
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C97E2B
secondary
#80A6CF
accent
#90E840
background
#FEFAF6
surface
#FDF4EB
border
#D5CEC6
text
#160F07
muted
#847F7A