#C15D38#C15D38
#C15D38 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.195; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.138 H 40.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C15D38 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(193, 93, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 55%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 71%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51.8%, 71%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.22, 37.43, 39.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.22, 54.33, 46.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.35% 0.1056 0.0895) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.35% 0.138 40.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.6230, 19.4549, 6.0938) |
| Luminance | 0.1945 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.77
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.22
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.79
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.49
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.21
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C15D38 #389CC1
analogous
#C13858 #C15D38 #C1A238
triadic
#C15D38 #38C15D #5D38C1
tetradic
#C15D38 #58C138 #389CC1 #A238C1
square
#C15D38 #58C138 #389CC1 #A238C1
split-complementary
#C15D38 #38C1A2 #3858C1
monochromatic
#622F1C #92462A #C15D38 #D28264 #E0A894
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.29
#C15D38 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.89
#C15D38 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C15D38
4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C15D38 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C15D38 | 1.00 | 4.29 | 4.89 | 4.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#786C34
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#918236
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D34955
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c15d38; /* rgb */ color: rgb(193, 93, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.138 40.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#da8d70',
500: '#c15d38',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c15d38; $custom-light: #da8d70; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c15d38",
"rgb": {
"r": 193,
"g": 93,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.204,
"s": 55.02,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59352,
"c": 0.13837,
"h": 40.3
},
"luminance": 0.19452
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C15D38
secondary
#8AB9CB
accent
#B6DE49
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCF0EC
border
#D5CBC7
text
#160C07
muted
#847D7A