#C99A3F#C99A3F
#C99A3F is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.359; OKLCH L 71.4% C 0.121 H 81.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C99A3F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 154, 63) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 56%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 69%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23.4%, 68.7%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.44, 8.24, 52.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.44, 53.43, 81.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.37% 0.0189 0.1191) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.37% 0.121 81) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.5424, 35.8902, 9.7045) |
| Luminance | 0.3589 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 3.76
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.80
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 5.13
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 5.35
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 5.59
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 5.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C99A3F #3F6EC9
analogous
#C9553F #C99A3F #B3C93F
triadic
#C99A3F #3FC99A #9A3FC9
tetradic
#C99A3F #3FC955 #3F6EC9 #C93FB3
square
#C99A3F #3FC955 #3F6EC9 #C93FB3
split-complementary
#C99A3F #3FB3C9 #553FC9
monochromatic
#6F531F #9E782D #C99A3F #D6B36F #E4CC9F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.57
#C99A3F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.18
#C99A3F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C99A3F
8.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C99A3F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C99A3F | 1.00 | 2.57 | 8.18 | 8.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AD9B34
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8A642
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA8C87
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c99a3f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 154, 63); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.4% 0.121 81.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddb778',
500: '#c99a3f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c99a3f; $custom-light: #ddb778; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c99a3f",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 154,
"b": 63
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.565,
"s": 56.098,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7137,
"c": 0.12059,
"h": 81
},
"luminance": 0.35888
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C99A3F
secondary
#94A8D0
accent
#7CDF48
background
#FEFBF7
surface
#FCF6EE
border
#D5D0C9
text
#161109
muted
#84807B