#C9872F#C9872F
#C9872F is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.300; OKLCH L 67.6% C 0.128 H 69.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9872F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 135, 47) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 62%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 77%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 32.8%, 76.6%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.61, 17.82, 54.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.61, 57.61, 71.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.56% 0.0448 0.1202) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.56% 0.128 69.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.2670, 29.9537, 6.7184) |
| Luminance | 0.2995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 4.17
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 4.29
Bronze
#CD7F32
ΔE00 4.58
Dull Orange
#D8863B
ΔE00 5.50
Dirty Orange
#C87606
ΔE00 5.51
Brownish Orange
#CB7723
ΔE00 6.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9872F #2F71C9
analogous
#C93A2F #C9872F #BEC92F
triadic
#C9872F #2FC987 #872FC9
tetradic
#C9872F #2FC93A #2F71C9 #C92FBE
square
#C9872F #2FC93A #2F71C9 #C92FBE
split-complementary
#C9872F #2FBEC9 #3A2FC9
monochromatic
#664418 #976623 #C9872F #D9A45C #E5BF8E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#C9872F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.99
#C9872F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C9872F
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9872F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9872F | 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)
#9D8B22
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AD9B31
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB7775
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9872f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 135, 47); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.6% 0.128 69.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dfaa6e',
500: '#c9872f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9872f; $custom-light: #dfaa6e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9872f",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 135,
"b": 47
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.286,
"s": 62.097,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67563,
"c": 0.12823,
"h": 69.6
},
"luminance": 0.29951
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9872F
secondary
#85A5CF
accent
#88E543
background
#FEFAF6
surface
#FDF4EC
border
#D5CEC7
text
#161007
muted
#847F7A