#C9865B#C9865B

#C9865B is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.302; OKLCH L 67.9% C 0.101 H 52.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C9865B
RGB	rgb(201, 134, 91)
HSL	hsl(23, 50%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(23, 55%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 33.3%, 54.7%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.85, 21.12, 33.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.85, 39.59, 57.76°)
OKLab	oklab(67.9% 0.0609 0.0806)
OKLCH	oklch(67.9% 0.101 52.9)
XYZ	xyz(34.5029, 30.2259, 13.9125)
Luminance	0.3022 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C9865B #5B9EC9

analogous

#C95B67 #C9865B #C9BD5B

triadic

#C9865B #5BC986 #865BC9

tetradic

#C9865B #67C95B #5B9EC9 #BD5BC9

square

#C9865B #67C95B #5B9EC9 #BD5BC9

split-complementary

#C9865B #5BC9BD #5B67C9

monochromatic

#804B2A #AE6739 #C9865B #D8A889 #E7CAB7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.98

#C9865B on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.04

#C9865B on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #C9865B

7.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C9865B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C9865B	1.00	2.98	7.04	7.04
#FFFFFF	2.98	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.04	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.04	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#998D57

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A99B5B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D9797B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#959595

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c9865b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 134, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(67.9% 0.101 52.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dda98a',
    500: '#c9865b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c9865b;
$custom-light: #dda98a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c9865b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 201,
    "g": 134,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 23.455,
    "s": 50.459,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.67898,
    "c": 0.101,
    "h": 52.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.30223
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C9865B

secondary

#AAC5D6

accent

#A3DA4E

background

#FEFAF8

surface

#FCF4F0

border

#D5CECB

text

#15100C

muted

#847F7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #C9865B

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →