#C99A5A#C99A5A
#C99A5A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.363; OKLCH L 71.7% C 0.099 H 73.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C99A5A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 154, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 51%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 55%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23.4%, 55.2%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.73, 10.11, 40.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.73, 41.29, 75.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.69% 0.0279 0.0951) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.69% 0.099 73.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.4903, 36.2694, 14.6969) |
| Luminance | 0.3627 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 3.27
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 3.88
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 4.03
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.21
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 6.22
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 6.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C99A5A #5A89C9
analogous
#C9635A #C99A5A #C0C95A
triadic
#C99A5A #5AC99A #9A5AC9
tetradic
#C99A5A #5AC963 #5A89C9 #C95AC0
square
#C99A5A #5AC963 #5A89C9 #C95AC0
split-complementary
#C99A5A #5AC0C9 #635AC9
monochromatic
#7F5B2A #AD7C39 #C99A5A #D8B688 #E7D2B6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.54
#C99A5A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.25
#C99A5A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C99A5A
8.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C99A5A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C99A5A | 1.00 | 2.54 | 8.25 | 8.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AB9C54
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6A75C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D88E8B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c99a5a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 154, 90); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.7% 0.099 73.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcb78a',
500: '#c99a5a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c99a5a; $custom-light: #dcb78a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c99a5a",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 154,
"b": 90
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.595,
"s": 50.685,
"l": 57.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7169,
"c": 0.09913,
"h": 73.6
},
"luminance": 0.36267
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C99A5A
secondary
#A9BCD6
accent
#89DA4E
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF6F0
border
#D4D0CB
text
#15110C
muted
#83807D