#C99D56#C99D56
#C99D56 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.372; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.103 H 77.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C99D56 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 157, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 52%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 57%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21.9%, 57.2%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.43, 8.16, 42.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.43, 43.69, 79.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.23% 0.0217 0.1011) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.23% 0.103 77.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.8260, 37.2057, 13.9914) |
| Luminance | 0.3720 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 1.49
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 2.64
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.61
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 5.27
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 5.73
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C99D56 #5682C9
analogous
#C96456 #C99D56 #BCC956
triadic
#C99D56 #56C99D #9D56C9
tetradic
#C99D56 #56C964 #5682C9 #C956BC
square
#C99D56 #56C964 #5682C9 #C956BC
split-complementary
#C99D56 #56BCC9 #6456C9
monochromatic
#7D5C28 #AB7F37 #C99D56 #D8B884 #E7D3B3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.49
#C99D56 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.44
#C99D56 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C99D56
8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C99D56 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C99D56 | 1.00 | 2.49 | 8.44 | 8.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AE9E50
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9A958
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D9918C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c99d56; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 157, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.103 77.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcb987',
500: '#c99d56',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c99d56; $custom-light: #dcb987; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c99d56",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 157,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.043,
"s": 51.57,
"l": 56.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72227,
"c": 0.10336,
"h": 77.9
},
"luminance": 0.37203
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C99D56
secondary
#A6B8D5
accent
#83DB4D
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF6F0
border
#D4D0CB
text
#15110B
muted
#83807C