#C9872E#C9872E
#C9872E is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.299; OKLCH L 67.6% C 0.129 H 69.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9872E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 135, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 63%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 77%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 32.8%, 77.1%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.61, 17.78, 55.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.61, 57.98, 72.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.56% 0.0445 0.1208) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.56% 0.129 69.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.2471, 29.9457, 6.6134) |
| Luminance | 0.2994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 4.31
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 4.41
Bronze
#CD7F32
ΔE00 4.69
Dirty Orange
#C87606
ΔE00 5.52
Dull Orange
#D8863B
ΔE00 5.61
Brownish Orange
#CB7723
ΔE00 6.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9872E #2E70C9
analogous
#C93A2E #C9872E #BDC92E
triadic
#C9872E #2EC987 #872EC9
tetradic
#C9872E #2EC93A #2E70C9 #C92EBD
square
#C9872E #2EC93A #2E70C9 #C92EBD
split-complementary
#C9872E #2EBDC9 #3A2EC9
monochromatic
#654417 #976623 #C9872E #D9A35B #E5BF8D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#C9872E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.99
#C9872E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C9872E
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9872E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9872E | 1.00 | 3.00 | 6.99 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9D8B20
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AD9B30
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB7775
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9872e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 135, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.6% 0.129 69.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dfaa6d',
500: '#c9872e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9872e; $custom-light: #dfaa6d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9872e",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 135,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.452,
"s": 62.753,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67556,
"c": 0.12875,
"h": 69.8
},
"luminance": 0.29943
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9872E
secondary
#84A4CF
accent
#88E642
background
#FEFAF6
surface
#FDF4EC
border
#D5CEC7
text
#161007
muted
#847F7A