#C99249#C99249
#C99249 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.335; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.112 H 71.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C99249 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 146, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 54%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 64%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27.4%, 63.7%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.53, 13.21, 46.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.53, 47.88, 73.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.91% 0.0348 0.1062) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.91% 0.112 71.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.5711, 33.4590, 10.8868) |
| Luminance | 0.3346 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 2.32
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.42
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 5.60
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 6.07
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 6.11
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C99249 #4980C9
analogous
#C95249 #C99249 #C0C949
triadic
#C99249 #49C992 #9249C9
tetradic
#C99249 #49C952 #4980C9 #C949C0
square
#C99249 #49C952 #4980C9 #C949C0
split-complementary
#C99249 #49C0C9 #5249C9
monochromatic
#755223 #A47331 #C99249 #D7AE78 #E5CBA7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.73
#C99249 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.69
#C99249 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C99249
7.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C99249 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C99249 | 1.00 | 2.73 | 7.69 | 7.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A59542
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2A24B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA8482
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c99249; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 146, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.112 71.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddb17e',
500: '#c99249',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c99249; $custom-light: #ddb17e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c99249",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 146,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.219,
"s": 54.237,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6991,
"c": 0.11175,
"h": 71.9
},
"luminance": 0.33456
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C99249
secondary
#9CB3D2
accent
#8ADE4A
background
#FEFAF7
surface
#FCF5EE
border
#D5CFC9
text
#16100A
muted
#847F7C