#C99822#C99822
#C99822 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 70.8% C 0.136 H 83.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C99822 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 152, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 71%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 83%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.4%, 83.1%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.74, 8.10, 63.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.74, 63.72, 82.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.77% 0.0152 0.1354) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.77% 0.136 83.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.6068, 34.9922, 6.3919) |
| Luminance | 0.3499 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 2.77
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 2.85
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 3.30
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 4.25
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 4.43
Yellow Brown
#B79400
ΔE00 5.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C99822 #2253C9
analogous
#C94422 #C99822 #A6C922
triadic
#C99822 #22C998 #9822C9
tetradic
#C99822 #22C944 #2253C9 #C922A6
square
#C99822 #22C944 #2253C9 #C922A6
split-complementary
#C99822 #22A6C9 #4422C9
monochromatic
#604910 #957019 #C99822 #E0B348 #E9C97C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#C99822 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.00
#C99822 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C99822
8.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C99822 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C99822 | 1.00 | 2.63 | 8.00 | 8.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AD9800
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8A529
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB8982
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c99822; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 152, 34); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.8% 0.136 83.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dfb669',
500: '#c99822',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c99822; $custom-light: #dfb669; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c99822",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 152,
"b": 34
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.395,
"s": 71.064,
"l": 46.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70766,
"c": 0.13624,
"h": 83.6
},
"luminance": 0.34989
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C99822
secondary
#7691D1
accent
#6FEE3A
background
#FEFBF6
surface
#FDF6EB
border
#D5D0C6
text
#161107
muted
#84807A