#C98D57#C98D57
#C98D57 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.322; OKLCH L 69.1% C 0.102 H 61.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C98D57 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 141, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(28, 51%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(28, 57%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.9%, 56.7%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.47, 16.96, 37.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.47, 41.28, 65.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.14% 0.0479 0.0895) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.14% 0.102 61.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.3346, 32.1581, 13.3611) |
| Luminance | 0.3216 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 3.05
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 3.89
Dull Orange
#D8863B
ΔE00 5.19
Bronze
#CD7F32
ΔE00 5.77
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 6.10
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 6.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C98D57 #5793C9
analogous
#C9575A #C98D57 #C9C657
triadic
#C98D57 #57C98D #8D57C9
tetradic
#C98D57 #5AC957 #5793C9 #C657C9
square
#C98D57 #5AC957 #5793C9 #C657C9
split-complementary
#C98D57 #57C9C6 #575AC9
monochromatic
#7D5128 #AC6E37 #C98D57 #D8AC85 #E7CCB4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.83
#C98D57 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.43
#C98D57 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C98D57
7.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C98D57 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C98D57 | 1.00 | 2.83 | 7.43 | 7.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A09252
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AE9F58
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D98080
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c98d57; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 141, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.1% 0.102 61.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddae87',
500: '#c98d57',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c98d57; $custom-light: #ddae87; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c98d57",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 141,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 28.421,
"s": 51.351,
"l": 56.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6914,
"c": 0.10152,
"h": 61.9
},
"luminance": 0.32155
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C98D57
secondary
#A7BFD5
accent
#98DB4D
background
#FEFAF8
surface
#FCF4F0
border
#D5CECB
text
#15100B
muted
#847F7C