#C38D1F

Closest named color: Ochre (#BF9005). oklch(67.9% 0.132 79.3), rgb(195, 141, 31).

Black text reads best on this color (7.15:1).

About this color

#C38D1F is a medium-light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 68%, its chroma 0.132 and its hue 79°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Ochre (#BF9005), ΔE 0.015 away. Black text reads best on it, at 7.15:1.

Hue family	Oranges
Lightness	medium-light (68%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.132)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Ochre (#BF9005)
Black text	7.15:1
White text	2.93:1

Values

HEX	#C38D1F
RGB	rgb(195, 141, 31)
HSL	hsl(40, 73%, 44%)
OKLCH	oklch(67.9% 0.132 79.3)

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 #C38D1F	2.93:1	Fails	Lc -60.9	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #C38D1F	7.15:1	AAA	Lc 48.4	Large or bold text, headings
#C38D1F text on white	2.93:1	Fails	Lc 55.6	Large or bold text, headings
#C38D1F text on black	7.15:1	AAA	Lc -46.2	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

#F9F5ED

oklch(97.1% 0.011 84.6)
Step 100
100

#F3E8D8

oklch(93.5% 0.024 77.5)
Step 200
200

#EAD6B8

oklch(88.5% 0.046 78)
Step 300
300

#DDBB83

oklch(80.9% 0.083 79.6)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#C38D1F

oklch(67.9% 0.132 79.3)
Step 500
500

#B37E00

oklch(63% 0.131 79.1)
Step 600
600

#976A00

oklch(55.7% 0.116 79.3)
Step 700
700

#7F5900

oklch(49.2% 0.102 79.8)
Step 800
800

#684800

oklch(42.6% 0.088 79.5)
Step 900
900

#573C00

oklch(37.7% 0.078 80.1)
Step 950
950

#352300

oklch(27.1% 0.056 79.9)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#C38D1F 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)	#A28F00	0.057
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#AF9C25	0.048
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#D57E79	0.114
Achromatopsia (no color)	#979797	0.132