#C49254 — RGB(196,146,84) | Orange Hex Color

Color specimenNo. 12882516

#C49254

Orange

A deterministic reference card for #C49254. Every value, scheme, and snippet below is computed from the hex — no database, no guesswork.

RGB: 196, 146, 84
HSL: 33°, 49%, 55%
Text: Black on top

01 · Developer snippets

Every framework, one click away.

Copy this color into any codebase without leaving the page. Snippets are generated from the hex — never from a stale CSV.

02 · Conversions

All representations of this value.

Same color, seven encodings. Each one is click-to-copy.

03 · Nearest matches

Closest named color in every major design system.

Perceptual distance in weighted-RGB space. Click any card to explore that color next.

Tailwind CSS

orange 400

#FB923C

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Material Design

brown 300

#A1887F

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CSS Named Color

peru

#CD853F

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04 · Accessibility

WCAG contrast against white and black.

Does this color work as text, or only as background? Here's the data.

On white

The quick brown fox

Jumps over the lazy dog. Testing readability of #C49254 as the text color.

2.77:1

AA failAAA failLarge fail

Rating · Fail

On black

The quick brown fox

Jumps over the lazy dog. Testing readability of #C49254 as the text color.

7.59:1

AA passAAA passLarge pass

Rating · AAA

Recommendation

When using #C49254 as a background, pair it with #000000 text for the best WCAG contrast.

Contrast ratios only — one part of WCAG 2.1. Not a certification of accessibility or legal compliance.

05 · In context

How this color looks in real UI.

No lorem ipsum — real dashboard, button, and tag patterns with auto-contrast text.

Dashboard · card

live

Monthly revenue

$148,204

▲ 12.4% vs last month

Goal · 68%Target $220K

Buttons

Tags & badges

SolidSubtleOutlinedv2.1.0· beta

As background

Headlines in black.

#000 · 7.59:1

Headlines in white.

#FFF · 2.77:1

Auto-contrast picks #000000

As text · on dark UI

Text over dark UI with #C49254.

Useful for links, stats, and emphasis — check the accessibility section above for contrast ratings.

06 · Shades & tints

Darker, and lighter.

Each step is a full color page — explore the ramp in both directions.

Tints — toward white

9 steps · click to open

#c49254 #cba06c #d1ac80 #d8bb97 #e0c9ae #e7d6c1 #efe4d7 #f6f0e9 #ffffff

Shades — toward black

9 steps · click to open

#c49254 #b6803e #9c6e35 #815b2c #6a4b24 #50381b #352512 #1b1309 #000000

07 · Color schemes

Harmonies built from this hue.

Derived by rotating the HSL wheel. Good starting points for a full palette.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the wheel.

2 colors

#c49254 #5487c4

Analogous

Three adjacent hues — soft and cohesive.

3 colors

#c45a54 #c49254 #bfc454

Triadic

Three colors, 120° apart — balanced and vibrant.

3 colors

#c49254 #54c492 #9254c4

Split-complementary

Base plus the two colors adjacent to its complement.

3 colors

#c49254 #54bfc4 #5a54c4

Tetradic

Four colors forming a rectangle — rich and bold.

4 colors

#c49254 #87c454 #5487c4 #9254c4

08 · About this color

#C49254 at a glance

#C49254 reads as a Orange. Red 196, green 146, blue 84. In HSL that's 33° hue, 49% saturation, 55% lightness.