Orange
#C3984F
#C3984F is an orange with medium intensity, at step 400 of its 50–950 scale. Dark text on it has a contrast of 7.1:1. On white it reaches only 2.6:1, so use a darker shade for text.
#C3984F shades and tints
Eleven steps from 50 to 950 with #C3984F kept exactly at step 400. Lightness steps are even to the eye, and intensity tapers toward the lightest and darkest steps.
- 50 FFF5E7
- 100 FFE8C3
- 200 F8D398
- 300 E0B877
- 400 C3984F
- 500 A98035
- 600 8D6515
- 700 714E00
- 800 553A00
- 900 3B2700
- 950 231500
Tailwind CSS v4 theme
@theme { --color-orange-50: #fff5e7; --color-orange-100: #ffe8c3; --color-orange-200: #f8d398; --color-orange-300: #e0b877; --color-orange-400: #c3984f; --color-orange-500: #a98035; --color-orange-600: #8d6515; --color-orange-700: #714e00; --color-orange-800: #553a00; --color-orange-900: #3b2700; --color-orange-950: #231500;}Is #C3984F readable?
Contrast for text on #C3984F and for #C3984F used as text. WCAG 2.2 asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text; APCA Lc rates how comfortable the text is to read.
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
White text on it
Fail · 2.6APCA Lc 57 · Large text and headings
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
Dark text on it
AAA · 7.1APCA Lc 52 · Large text and headings
- AaThe quick brown foxClosest readable: #996F22 · 4.5:1 Check in contrast tool
As text on white
Fail · 2.6APCA Lc 51 · Large text and headings
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
As text on a dark background
AAA · 7.1APCA Lc 50 · Large text and headings
Color palettes with #C3984F
Six palettes built around #C3984F, each starting from the exact color. Open one in the palette tool to adjust it or get more options.
- Analogous#C3984F · #C7B059 · #F08B4B · #CBE5BC · #30291F
- Complementary#C3984F · #719FF9 · #7EB3FF · #FFD9A8 · #242016
- Split complementary#C3984F · #118EC1 · #AF98FF · #F3D8A9 · #2D2416
- Triadic#C3984F · #00B1BF · #DF86F2 · #FFD9A9 · #28231A
- Tetradic#C3984F · #24A275 · #7DB2FF · #FFCEE1 · #362E20
- Monochromatic#C3984F · #D4A968 · #E6A300 · #F5D898 · #2E291E
#C3984F as a brand color
What a UI color system built from #C3984F looks like: brand, neutral and status scales, with light and dark tokens that pass WCAG.
Brand
- Brand 50, #FFF5E7
- Brand 100, #FFE8C3
- Brand 200, #F8D398
- Brand 300, #E0B877
- Brand 400, #C3984F
- Brand 500, #A98035
- Brand 600, #8D6515
- Brand 700, #714E00
- Brand 800, #553A00
- Brand 900, #3B2700
- Brand 950, #231500
Neutral
- Neutral 50, #FBFAF9
- Neutral 100, #F5F4F2
- Neutral 200, #E7E5E2
- Neutral 300, #D7D4CF
- Neutral 400, #A5A099
- Neutral 500, #78736B
- Neutral 600, #58534C
- Neutral 700, #444039
- Neutral 800, #2B2721
- Neutral 900, #1B1712
- Neutral 950, #0D0A05
Success
- Success 50, #E7FFE2
- Success 100, #CAFCBF
- Success 200, #B4EBA9
- Success 300, #97D28A
- Success 400, #78B66A
- Success 500, #61A053
- Success 600, #417E33
- Success 700, #2A651C
- Success 800, #174D07
- Success 900, #0A3600
- Success 950, #041F00
Warning
- Warning 50, #FFF5E8
- Warning 100, #FFE7C7
- Warning 200, #FFD18F
- Warning 300, #EBB565
- Warning 400, #DFA448
- Warning 500, #B37B11
- Warning 600, #926200
- Warning 700, #734C00
- Warning 800, #573900
- Warning 900, #3D2600
- Warning 950, #241500
Danger
- Danger 50, #FFF4F2
- Danger 100, #FFE4E0
- Danger 200, #FFCBC2
- Danger 300, #FFA396
- Danger 400, #F77767
- Danger 500, #D25244
- Danger 600, #B93C30
- Danger 700, #99221A
- Danger 800, #7B0805
- Danger 900, #580000
- Danger 950, #360000
Info
- Info 50, #EEF9FF
- Info 100, #D6EFFF
- Info 200, #AFE1FF
- Info 300, #74CBFC
- Info 400, #4EAEE1
- Info 500, #228EC1
- Info 600, #0076A5
- Info 700, #005D82
- Info 800, #004563
- Info 900, #003045
- Info 950, #001B2A
- Primary buttons use Brand 400 with neutral 950 text, at 7.5:1.
- In dark mode primary stays Brand 400: it already reads on the dark background at 7.5:1.
- Neutrals carry a hint of its hue, so grays, borders and surfaces feel related to the brand.
- Success, warning, danger and info lean toward its hue and stay easy to tell apart.
Colors related to #C3984F
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