#C16B4E#C16B4E
#C16B4E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.224; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.118 H 39.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C16B4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(193, 107, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 48%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 60%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.6%, 59.6%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.45, 31.47, 31.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.45, 44.30, 44.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.92% 0.0911 0.0745) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.92% 0.118 39.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.6273, 22.4059, 10.0234) |
| Luminance | 0.2240 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 2.43
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.63
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.91
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.91
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.00
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C16B4E #4EA4C1
analogous
#C14E6B #C16B4E #C1A44E
triadic
#C16B4E #4EC16B #6B4EC1
tetradic
#C16B4E #6BC14E #4EA4C1 #A44EC1
square
#C16B4E #6BC14E #4EA4C1 #A44EC1
split-complementary
#C16B4E #4EC1A4 #4E6BC1
monochromatic
#6E3927 #9B5036 #C16B4E #D1917B #E1B7A9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.83
#C16B4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.48
#C16B4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C16B4E
5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C16B4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C16B4E | 1.00 | 3.83 | 5.48 | 5.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#81774B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96894D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D25C64
Achromatopsia (no color)
#828282
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c16b4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(193, 107, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.118 39.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d89680',
500: '#c16b4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c16b4e; $custom-light: #d89680; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c16b4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 193,
"g": 107,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.13,
"s": 48.117,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6192,
"c": 0.11763,
"h": 39.3
},
"luminance": 0.22403
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C16B4E
secondary
#9DC2CE
accent
#B6D850
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF2EE
border
#D4CCC9
text
#150D0A
muted
#837E7C