#C99C4E#C99C4E
#C99C4E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.367; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.110 H 79.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C99C4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 156, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 53%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 61%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22.4%, 61.2%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.09, 8.11, 46.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.09, 47.19, 80.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.93% 0.0205 0.1079) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.93% 0.11 79.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.3530, 36.7470, 12.3317) |
| Luminance | 0.3674 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 1.99
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.19
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.88
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.90
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 6.16
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 6.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C99C4E #4E7BC9
analogous
#C95F4E #C99C4E #B8C94E
triadic
#C99C4E #4EC99C #9C4EC9
tetradic
#C99C4E #4EC95F #4E7BC9 #C94EB8
square
#C99C4E #4EC95F #4E7BC9 #C94EB8
split-complementary
#C99C4E #4EB8C9 #5F4EC9
monochromatic
#785925 #A77C33 #C99C4E #D7B67D #E6D0AC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.52
#C99C4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.35
#C99C4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C99C4E
8.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C99C4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C99C4E | 1.00 | 2.52 | 8.35 | 8.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AE9D46
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9A850
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D98F8A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c99c4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 156, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.110 79.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddb982',
500: '#c99c4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c99c4e; $custom-light: #ddb982; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c99c4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 156,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.049,
"s": 53.247,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71927,
"c": 0.1098,
"h": 79.3
},
"luminance": 0.36744
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C99C4E
secondary
#9FB2D3
accent
#80DD4B
background
#FEFBF8
surface
#FCF6EF
border
#D5D0CA
text
#15110B
muted
#84807C