#C99545#C99545
#C99545 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.343; OKLCH L 70.4% C 0.115 H 75.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C99545 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 149, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 55%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 66%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25.9%, 65.7%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.24, 11.31, 48.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.24, 50.03, 76.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.45% 0.0287 0.1114) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.45% 0.115 75.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.9112, 34.3447, 10.3669) |
| Luminance | 0.3434 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 4.24
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.27
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.57
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 6.38
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 6.78
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 6.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C99545 #4579C9
analogous
#C95345 #C99545 #BBC945
triadic
#C99545 #45C995 #9545C9
tetradic
#C99545 #45C953 #4579C9 #C945BB
square
#C99545 #45C953 #4579C9 #C945BB
split-complementary
#C99545 #45BBC9 #5345C9
monochromatic
#725221 #A2752F #C99545 #D7B074 #E5CBA4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.67
#C99545 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.87
#C99545 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C99545
7.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C99545 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C99545 | 1.00 | 2.67 | 7.87 | 7.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8973C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5A347
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA8783
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c99545; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 149, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.4% 0.115 75.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddb47c',
500: '#c99545',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c99545; $custom-light: #ddb47c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c99545",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 149,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.364,
"s": 55,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70447,
"c": 0.11506,
"h": 75.6
},
"luminance": 0.34342
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C99545
secondary
#98AFD1
accent
#84DE49
background
#FEFBF7
surface
#FCF6EE
border
#D5D0C9
text
#16110A
muted
#84807C