#C9A050#C9A050
#C9A050 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.381; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.110 H 82.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9A050 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 160, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 53%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 60%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 20.4%, 60.2%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.12, 6.09, 46.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.12, 47.10, 82.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.75% 0.0148 0.1086) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.75% 0.11 82.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.1081, 38.1407, 12.9426) |
| Luminance | 0.3814 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 1.78
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 2.40
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.61
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.35
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.71
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 6.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9A050 #5079C9
analogous
#C96350 #C9A050 #B6C950
triadic
#C9A050 #50C9A0 #A050C9
tetradic
#C9A050 #50C963 #5079C9 #C950B6
square
#C9A050 #50C963 #5079C9 #C950B6
split-complementary
#C9A050 #50B6C9 #6350C9
monochromatic
#795D25 #A88134 #C9A050 #D7B97F #E6D3AE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.43
#C9A050 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.63
#C9A050 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C9A050
8.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9A050 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9A050 | 1.00 | 2.43 | 8.63 | 8.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2A048
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBAA53
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D9938E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9a050; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 160, 80); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.110 82.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddbb84',
500: '#c9a050',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9a050; $custom-light: #ddbb84; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9a050",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 160,
"b": 80
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.669,
"s": 52.838,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72748,
"c": 0.1096,
"h": 82.2
},
"luminance": 0.38138
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9A050
secondary
#A1B2D4
accent
#7DDC4C
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF6EF
border
#D4D0CA
text
#15110B
muted
#83807C