#C98E53#C98E53
#C98E53 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.324; OKLCH L 69.3% C 0.104 H 64.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C98E53 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 142, 83) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 52%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 59%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.4%, 58.7%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.66, 16.10, 39.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.66, 43.08, 68.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.27% 0.0448 0.0943) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.27% 0.104 64.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.3238, 32.3908, 12.5735) |
| Luminance | 0.3239 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 1.72
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 3.61
Dull Orange
#D8863B
ΔE00 5.10
Bronze
#CD7F32
ΔE00 5.56
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 5.80
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 6.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C98E53 #538EC9
analogous
#C95353 #C98E53 #C9C953
triadic
#C98E53 #53C98E #8E53C9
tetradic
#C98E53 #53C953 #538EC9 #C953C9
square
#C98E53 #53C953 #538EC9 #C953C9
split-complementary
#C98E53 #53C9C9 #5353C9
monochromatic
#7B5127 #AA6F35 #C98E53 #D8AD82 #E6CBB0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.81
#C98E53 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.48
#C98E53 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C98E53
7.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C98E53 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C98E53 | 1.00 | 2.81 | 7.48 | 7.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A1924E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFA054
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D98180
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c98e53; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 142, 83); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.3% 0.104 64.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddaf85',
500: '#c98e53',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c98e53; $custom-light: #ddaf85; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c98e53",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 142,
"b": 83
},
"hsl": {
"h": 30,
"s": 52.212,
"l": 55.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69272,
"c": 0.10433,
"h": 64.6
},
"luminance": 0.32388
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C98E53
secondary
#A3BCD4
accent
#94DC4C
background
#FEFAF8
surface
#FCF4EF
border
#D5CECA
text
#16100B
muted
#847F7C