#C99D4A#C99D4A
#C99D4A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.370; OKLCH L 72.1% C 0.113 H 81.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C99D4A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 157, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 54%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 63%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21.9%, 63.2%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.30, 7.29, 48.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.30, 49.20, 81.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.08% 0.0176 0.112) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.08% 0.113 81.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.3825, 37.0283, 11.6555) |
| Luminance | 0.3703 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 2.36
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.34
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.69
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.45
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 6.21
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 6.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C99D4A #4A76C9
analogous
#C95E4A #C99D4A #B6C94A
triadic
#C99D4A #4AC99D #9D4AC9
tetradic
#C99D4A #4AC95E #4A76C9 #C94AB6
square
#C99D4A #4AC95E #4A76C9 #C94AB6
split-complementary
#C99D4A #4AB6C9 #5E4AC9
monochromatic
#765923 #A57D31 #C99D4A #D7B779 #E5D0A8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.50
#C99D4A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.41
#C99D4A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C99D4A
8.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C99D4A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C99D4A | 1.00 | 2.50 | 8.41 | 8.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AF9D41
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAA84D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D9908B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c99d4a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 157, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.1% 0.113 81.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddb97f',
500: '#c99d4a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c99d4a; $custom-light: #ddb97f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c99d4a",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 157,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.213,
"s": 54.043,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7208,
"c": 0.11336,
"h": 81.1
},
"luminance": 0.37026
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C99D4A
secondary
#9CAFD2
accent
#7DDD4A
background
#FEFBF7
surface
#FCF6EE
border
#D5D0C9
text
#16110A
muted
#84807C