#C99A4A#C99A4A
#C99A4A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.360; OKLCH L 71.5% C 0.112 H 78.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C99A4A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 154, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 54%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 63%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23.4%, 63.2%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.54, 8.92, 47.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.54, 48.63, 79.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.49% 0.0223 0.1102) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.49% 0.112 78.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.8811, 36.0257, 11.4884) |
| Luminance | 0.3602 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 2.68
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.92
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.60
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 5.74
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.61
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 6.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C99A4A #4A79C9
analogous
#C95B4A #C99A4A #B9C94A
triadic
#C99A4A #4AC99A #9A4AC9
tetradic
#C99A4A #4AC95B #4A79C9 #C94AB9
square
#C99A4A #4AC95B #4A79C9 #C94AB9
split-complementary
#C99A4A #4AB9C9 #5B4AC9
monochromatic
#765723 #A57A31 #C99A4A #D7B479 #E5CFA8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.56
#C99A4A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.20
#C99A4A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C99A4A
8.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C99A4A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C99A4A | 1.00 | 2.56 | 8.20 | 8.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AC9B42
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8A74D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D98D88
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c99a4a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 154, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.5% 0.112 78.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddb77f',
500: '#c99a4a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c99a4a; $custom-light: #ddb77f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c99a4a",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 154,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.795,
"s": 54.043,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71485,
"c": 0.1124,
"h": 78.6
},
"luminance": 0.36023
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C99A4A
secondary
#9CB0D2
accent
#81DD4A
background
#FEFBF7
surface
#FCF6EE
border
#D5D0C9
text
#16110A
muted
#84807C