#C09059

Closest named color: Dark Beige (#AC9362). oklch(68.7% 0.093 69), rgb(192, 144, 89).

Black text reads best on this color (7.37:1).

About this color

#C09059 is a medium-light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 69%, its chroma 0.093 and its hue 69°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Beige (#AC9362), ΔE 0.032 away. Black text reads best on it, at 7.37:1.

Hue family	Oranges
Lightness	medium-light (69%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.093)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Dark Beige (#AC9362)
Black text	7.37:1
White text	2.84:1

Values

HEX	#C09059
RGB	rgb(192, 144, 89)
HSL	hsl(32, 45%, 55%)
OKLCH	oklch(68.7% 0.093 69)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #C09059	2.84:1	Fails	Lc -59.8	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #C09059	7.37:1	AAA	Lc 49.6	Large or bold text, headings
#C09059 text on white	2.84:1	Fails	Lc 54.5	Large or bold text, headings
#C09059 text on black	7.37:1	AAA	Lc -47.3	Large or bold text, headings

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 400.

Step 50
50

#F9F5F0

oklch(97.2% 0.008 73.7)
Step 100
100

#F1E8DE

oklch(93.5% 0.017 70.5)
Step 200
200

#E8D6C3

oklch(88.6% 0.032 68.9)
Step 300
300

#DABB99

oklch(81% 0.058 69.5)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#C09059

oklch(68.7% 0.093 69)
Step 500
500

#B77B2D

oklch(63.1% 0.118 69.2)
Step 600
600

#A06400

oklch(55.6% 0.121 69.2)
Step 700
700

#875300

oklch(49% 0.107 68.7)
Step 800
800

#6F4400

oklch(42.7% 0.093 69.4)
Step 900
900

#5C3908

oklch(37.8% 0.077 68.8)
Step 950
950

#362208

oklch(27.1% 0.049 69.9)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#C09059 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#A09254	0.052
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#AC9E5A	0.047
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#CF8583	0.075
Achromatopsia (no color)	#999999	0.093