#C9965A#C9965A
#C9965A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 70.9% C 0.099 H 69.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9965A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 150, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 51%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(32, 55%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25.4%, 55.2%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.73, 12.29, 38.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.73, 40.72, 72.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.91% 0.0344 0.0924) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.91% 0.099 69.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.8411, 34.9709, 14.4805) |
| Luminance | 0.3497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 2.52
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 3.75
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.23
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.15
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 6.27
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 6.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9965A #5A8DC9
analogous
#C95E5A #C9965A #C5C95A
triadic
#C9965A #5AC996 #965AC9
tetradic
#C9965A #5AC95E #5A8DC9 #C95AC5
square
#C9965A #5AC95E #5A8DC9 #C95AC5
split-complementary
#C9965A #5AC5C9 #5E5AC9
monochromatic
#7F582A #AD7839 #C9965A #D8B388 #E7D1B6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#C9965A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#C9965A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C9965A
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9965A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9965A | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A89955
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4A45B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D98A88
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9965a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 150, 90); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.9% 0.099 69.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcb48a',
500: '#c9965a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9965a; $custom-light: #dcb48a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9965a",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 150,
"b": 90
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.432,
"s": 50.685,
"l": 57.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70909,
"c": 0.0986,
"h": 69.6
},
"luminance": 0.34968
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9965A
secondary
#A9BED6
accent
#8EDA4E
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF6F0
border
#D4D0CB
text
#15110C
muted
#83807D