#C9A466#C9A466
#C9A466 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.091 H 79.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9A466 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 164, 102) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 48%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 49%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.4%, 49.3%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.42, 5.76, 37.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.42, 37.59, 81.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.85% 0.0165 0.0896) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.85% 0.091 79.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.7627, 39.9299, 18.1806) |
| Luminance | 0.3993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 1.42
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 2.13
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.01
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 3.76
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 3.83
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9A466 #668BC9
analogous
#C97366 #C9A466 #BCC966
triadic
#C9A466 #66C9A4 #A466C9
tetradic
#C9A466 #66C973 #668BC9 #C966BC
square
#C9A466 #66C973 #668BC9 #C966BC
split-complementary
#C9A466 #66BCC9 #7366C9
monochromatic
#85652F #B3883F #C9A466 #D9BF93 #E9DAC0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#C9A466 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#C9A466 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C9A466
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9A466 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9A466 | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3A461
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCAD68
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D79995
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9a466; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 164, 102); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.091 79.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbbe93',
500: '#c9a466',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9a466; $custom-light: #dbbe93; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9a466",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 164,
"b": 102
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.576,
"s": 47.826,
"l": 59.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73854,
"c": 0.09112,
"h": 79.5
},
"luminance": 0.39928
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9A466
secondary
#B2C1D9
accent
#83D750
background
#FDFBF9
surface
#FBF6F1
border
#D4D0CB
text
#15120D
muted
#83817E