#C15F38#C15F38
#C15F38 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.137 H 41.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C15F38 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(193, 95, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 55%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 71%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50.8%, 71%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.62, 36.40, 39.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.62, 53.96, 47.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.66% 0.1024 0.0905) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.66% 0.137 41.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.8008, 19.8106, 6.1531) |
| Luminance | 0.1981 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.25
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.90
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.43
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.94
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.89
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C15F38 #389AC1
analogous
#C13856 #C15F38 #C1A438
triadic
#C15F38 #38C15F #5F38C1
tetradic
#C15F38 #56C138 #389AC1 #A438C1
square
#C15F38 #56C138 #389AC1 #A438C1
split-complementary
#C15F38 #38C1A4 #3856C1
monochromatic
#62301C #92482A #C15F38 #D28364 #E0A994
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.23
#C15F38 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.96
#C15F38 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C15F38
4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C15F38 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C15F38 | 1.00 | 4.23 | 4.96 | 4.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7A6E34
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#928336
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D34B56
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c15f38; /* rgb */ color: rgb(193, 95, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.137 41.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#da8e70',
500: '#c15f38',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c15f38; $custom-light: #da8e70; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c15f38",
"rgb": {
"r": 193,
"g": 95,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.08,
"s": 55.02,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59662,
"c": 0.13663,
"h": 41.5
},
"luminance": 0.19807
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C15F38
secondary
#8AB8CB
accent
#B4DE49
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCF0EC
border
#D5CBC7
text
#160C07
muted
#847D7A