#C19A62Lion (#C19A62) is a light, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 76°, lightness 0.71 and chroma 0.087. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #C19A62 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(193, 154, 98) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 43%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 49%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 20%, 49%, 24%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(66 7.5 34.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.710 0.087 76) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Lion shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.4), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#c59559 — ΔE 1.4, shifts subtly: leans toward red#c69a5f — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: leans toward red#c19a62 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#c19b64 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Lion in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2.6:1 and against black 8.07:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ffefda · #e7c391 · #c19a62 · #997643 · #715324 · #4c3204
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#cbcb98 · #c6b37b · #c19a62 · #b4835c · #a36f59 · #8f5c56
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#b9c7a9 · #c19a62 · #9d7d4f · #586f36 · #60441a · #29351a
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#fbe4c5 · #cec2b2 · #c19a62 · #5d82b4 · #6f5d45 · #4c4030
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#edf2fa · #c19a62 · #8c857b · #4d5156 · #272016 · #010204
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#ecf2fb · #c2cad5 · #959eaa · #1b2634 · #010511 · #c19a62
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d6dbb5 · #c19a62 · #a77c7a · #207b92 · #273552 · #06100e
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e9f3ff · #c19a62 · #568fa6 · #4d497e · #002532 · #010009
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#dff8f7 · #c19a62 · #4f9393 · #634171 · #2e1338 · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e2f8ee · #c19a62 · #5c947c · #2e527f · #380f28 · #00010b
#CBA978 · #D6B78D · #E0C6A3 · #EAD5B8 · #F5E4CE
#A07D4B · #816234 · #62471F · #452F09 · #291800
#BB9C71 · #B49E7F · #AD9F8C
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.