#C99A5D#C99A5D
#C99A5D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.363; OKLCH L 71.7% C 0.097 H 72.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C99A5D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 154, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 50%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 54%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23.4%, 53.7%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.76, 10.37, 38.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.76, 39.90, 74.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.73% 0.0291 0.092) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.73% 0.097 72.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.6206, 36.3215, 15.3831) |
| Luminance | 0.3632 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 3.35
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 3.75
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 3.90
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.57
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 6.55
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 6.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C99A5D #5D8CC9
analogous
#C9645D #C99A5D #C2C95D
triadic
#C99A5D #5DC99A #9A5DC9
tetradic
#C99A5D #5DC964 #5D8CC9 #C95DC2
square
#C99A5D #5DC964 #5D8CC9 #C95DC2
split-complementary
#C99A5D #5DC2C9 #645DC9
monochromatic
#815B2B #AF7C3A #C99A5D #D8B78B #E8D3B9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.54
#C99A5D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.26
#C99A5D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C99A5D
8.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C99A5D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C99A5D | 1.00 | 2.54 | 8.26 | 8.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AB9C58
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6A75E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D88E8B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c99a5d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 154, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.7% 0.097 72.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcb78c',
500: '#c99a5d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c99a5d; $custom-light: #dcb78c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c99a5d",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 154,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.889,
"s": 50,
"l": 57.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71734,
"c": 0.09652,
"h": 72.5
},
"luminance": 0.36319
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C99A5D
secondary
#ABBED7
accent
#8BDA4E
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF6F0
border
#D4D0CB
text
#15110C
muted
#83807D