#C9935E

Closest named color: Camel (#C69F59). oklch(70.4% 0.095 64.7), rgb(201, 147, 94).

Black text reads best on this color (7.81:1).

About this color

#C9935E is a medium-light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 70%, its chroma 0.095 and its hue 65°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Camel (#C69F59), ΔE 0.034 away. Black text reads best on it, at 7.81:1.

Hue family	Oranges
Lightness	medium-light (70%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.095)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Camel (#C69F59)
Black text	7.81:1
White text	2.68:1

Values

HEX	#C9935E
RGB	rgb(201, 147, 94)
HSL	hsl(30, 50%, 58%)
OKLCH	oklch(70.4% 0.095 64.7)

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 #C9935E	2.68:1	Fails	Lc -57.2	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #C9935E	7.81:1	AAA	Lc 52.0	Large or bold text, headings
#C9935E text on white	2.68:1	Fails	Lc 52.0	Large or bold text, headings
#C9935E text on black	7.81:1	AAA	Lc -49.8	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

#F9F4F0

oklch(97% 0.008 61.5)
Step 100
100

#F2E8DE

oklch(93.6% 0.017 67.6)
Step 200
200

#E9D5C3

oklch(88.5% 0.033 64.4)
Step 300
300

#DCB999

oklch(80.8% 0.059 64.3)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#C9935E

oklch(70.4% 0.095 64.7)
Step 500
500

#BB782D

oklch(63% 0.121 64.9)
Step 600
600

#A46100

oklch(55.6% 0.125 64.9)
Step 700
700

#8B5100

oklch(49.2% 0.111 64.6)
Step 800
800

#724200

oklch(42.7% 0.096 65.1)
Step 900
900

#5E3708

oklch(37.7% 0.079 64.4)
Step 950
950

#372108

oklch(27.1% 0.05 66)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#C9935E 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)	#A4975A	0.060
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#B1A35F	0.054
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#D98786	0.074
Achromatopsia (no color)	#9E9E9E	0.095