#C98F40#C98F40
#C98F40 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.324; OKLCH L 69.2% C 0.118 H 71.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C98F40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 143, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 56%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 68%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.9%, 68.2%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.70, 14.29, 49.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.70, 51.44, 73.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.23% 0.0367 0.1121) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.23% 0.118 71.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.8376, 32.4354, 9.2753) |
| Luminance | 0.3243 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 2.83
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 5.22
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 6.27
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 6.35
Bronze
#CD7F32
ΔE00 6.47
Dull Orange
#D8863B
ΔE00 6.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C98F40 #407AC9
analogous
#C94B40 #C98F40 #BEC940
triadic
#C98F40 #40C98F #8F40C9
tetradic
#C98F40 #40C94B #407AC9 #C940BE
square
#C98F40 #40C94B #407AC9 #C940BE
split-complementary
#C98F40 #40BEC9 #4B40C9
monochromatic
#6F4D1F #9F6F2D #C98F40 #D6AB70 #E4C79F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.81
#C98F40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.49
#C98F40 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C98F40
7.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C98F40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C98F40 | 1.00 | 2.81 | 7.49 | 7.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A39237
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1A042
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA807E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c98f40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 143, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.2% 0.118 71.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#deaf78',
500: '#c98f40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c98f40; $custom-light: #deaf78; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c98f40",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 143,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.599,
"s": 55.918,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69234,
"c": 0.11793,
"h": 71.9
},
"luminance": 0.32433
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C98F40
secondary
#94AED0
accent
#88DF49
background
#FEFAF7
surface
#FCF4ED
border
#D5CEC8
text
#161009
muted
#847F7B