#C99A3D#C99A3D
#C99A3D is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.359; OKLCH L 71.4% C 0.122 H 81.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C99A3D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 154, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 56%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 70%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23.4%, 69.7%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.42, 8.13, 53.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.42, 54.27, 81.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.35% 0.0183 0.1206) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.35% 0.122 81.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.4875, 35.8682, 9.4155) |
| Luminance | 0.3587 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 3.99
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 4.90
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.99
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 5.06
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 5.38
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 5.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C99A3D #3D6CC9
analogous
#C9543D #C99A3D #B2C93D
triadic
#C99A3D #3DC99A #9A3DC9
tetradic
#C99A3D #3DC954 #3D6CC9 #C93DB2
square
#C99A3D #3DC954 #3D6CC9 #C93DB2
split-complementary
#C99A3D #3DB2C9 #543DC9
monochromatic
#6D531E #9D772C #C99A3D #D6B36D #E4CC9D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.57
#C99A3D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.17
#C99A3D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C99A3D
8.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C99A3D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C99A3D | 1.00 | 2.57 | 8.17 | 8.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AD9B31
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8A641
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA8C87
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c99a3d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 154, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.4% 0.122 81.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#deb777',
500: '#c99a3d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c99a3d; $custom-light: #deb777; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c99a3d",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 154,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.857,
"s": 56.452,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71352,
"c": 0.12197,
"h": 81.4
},
"luminance": 0.35866
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C99A3D
secondary
#92A7D0
accent
#7BE048
background
#FEFBF7
surface
#FCF6ED
border
#D5D0C8
text
#161109
muted
#84807B