#C99A52#C99A52
#C99A52 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.361; OKLCH L 71.6% C 0.106 H 76.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C99A52 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 154, 82) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 52%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 59%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23.4%, 59.2%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.63, 9.48, 43.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.63, 44.99, 77.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.58% 0.025 0.1029) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.58% 0.106 76.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.1680, 36.1404, 12.9992) |
| Luminance | 0.3614 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 2.52
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.74
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 4.75
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 5.32
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.68
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 6.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C99A52 #5281C9
analogous
#C95F52 #C99A52 #BCC952
triadic
#C99A52 #52C99A #9A52C9
tetradic
#C99A52 #52C95F #5281C9 #C952BC
square
#C99A52 #52C95F #5281C9 #C952BC
split-complementary
#C99A52 #52BCC9 #5F52C9
monochromatic
#7A5926 #A97B35 #C99A52 #D8B581 #E6D0AF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#C99A52 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.23
#C99A52 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C99A52
8.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C99A52 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C99A52 | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.23 | 8.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AC9B4B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7A754
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D98D89
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c99a52; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 154, 82); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.6% 0.106 76.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddb785',
500: '#c99a52',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c99a52; $custom-light: #ddb785; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c99a52",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 154,
"b": 82
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.303,
"s": 52.423,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71581,
"c": 0.10593,
"h": 76.3
},
"luminance": 0.36138
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C99A52
secondary
#A3B6D4
accent
#85DC4C
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF6EF
border
#D4D0CA
text
#15110B
muted
#83807C