#C99D4B#C99D4B
#C99D4B is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.370; OKLCH L 72.1% C 0.113 H 80.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C99D4B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 157, 75) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 54%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 63%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21.9%, 62.7%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.31, 7.36, 48.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.31, 48.75, 81.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.09% 0.0179 0.1111) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.09% 0.113 80.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.4164, 37.0419, 11.8343) |
| Luminance | 0.3704 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 2.23
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.24
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.65
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.46
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 6.35
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 6.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C99D4B #4B77C9
analogous
#C95E4B #C99D4B #B6C94B
triadic
#C99D4B #4BC99D #9D4BC9
tetradic
#C99D4B #4BC95E #4B77C9 #C94BB6
square
#C99D4B #4BC95E #4B77C9 #C94BB6
split-complementary
#C99D4B #4BB6C9 #5E4BC9
monochromatic
#765923 #A57D32 #C99D4B #D7B77A #E5D0A9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.50
#C99D4B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.41
#C99D4B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C99D4B
8.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C99D4B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C99D4B | 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)
#AF9D43
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAA84E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D9908B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c99d4b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 157, 75); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.1% 0.113 80.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddb980',
500: '#c99d4b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c99d4b; $custom-light: #ddb980; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c99d4b",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 157,
"b": 75
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.048,
"s": 53.846,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72091,
"c": 0.11256,
"h": 80.9
},
"luminance": 0.37039
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C99D4B
secondary
#9DB0D3
accent
#7EDD4B
background
#FEFBF8
surface
#FCF6EF
border
#D5D0CA
text
#16110A
muted
#84807C