#C16140#C16140
#C16140 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.203; OKLCH L 60.1% C 0.132 H 39.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C16140 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(193, 97, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 51%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 67%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 49.7%, 66.8%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.13, 35.81, 36.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.13, 50.86, 45.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.08% 0.102 0.0837) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.08% 0.132 39.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.1948, 20.2602, 7.3280) |
| Luminance | 0.2026 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.52
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.69
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.01
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.67
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 3.94
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C16140 #40A0C1
analogous
#C1405F #C16140 #C1A140
triadic
#C16140 #40C161 #6140C1
tetradic
#C16140 #5FC140 #40A0C1 #A140C1
square
#C16140 #5FC140 #40A0C1 #A140C1
split-complementary
#C16140 #40C1A1 #405FC1
monochromatic
#663321 #944A30 #C16140 #D0876E #DFAD9C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.16
#C16140 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.05
#C16140 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C16140
5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C16140 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C16140 | 1.00 | 4.16 | 5.05 | 5.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7B6F3D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92843E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D34E59
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c16140; /* rgb */ color: rgb(193, 97, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.1% 0.132 39.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d99076',
500: '#c16140',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c16140; $custom-light: #d99076; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c16140",
"rgb": {
"r": 193,
"g": 97,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.349,
"s": 50.988,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6008,
"c": 0.13197,
"h": 39.4
},
"luminance": 0.20257
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C16140
secondary
#92BCCB
accent
#B6DA4D
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FCF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#160D08
muted
#847D7B