#C16C3B#C16C3B
#C16C3B is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.224; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.125 H 48.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C16C3B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(193, 108, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 53%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 69%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44%, 69.4%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.43, 29.70, 41.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.43, 50.96, 54.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.82% 0.0825 0.0944) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.82% 0.125 48.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.1467, 22.3814, 6.9746) |
| Luminance | 0.2238 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.43
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.16
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.19
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.76
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 4.78
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C16C3B #3B90C1
analogous
#C13B4D #C16C3B #C1AF3B
triadic
#C16C3B #3BC16C #6C3BC1
tetradic
#C16C3B #4DC13B #3B90C1 #AF3BC1
square
#C16C3B #4DC13B #3B90C1 #AF3BC1
split-complementary
#C16C3B #3BC1AF #3B4DC1
monochromatic
#63381E #92522D #C16C3B #D18F68 #DFB297
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.84
#C16C3B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.48
#C16C3B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C16C3B
5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C16C3B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C16C3B | 1.00 | 3.84 | 5.48 | 5.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.84 | 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)
#847736
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#988A3A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D35B61
Achromatopsia (no color)
#828282
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c16c3b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(193, 108, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.125 48.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d99773',
500: '#c16c3b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c16c3b; $custom-light: #d99773; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c16c3b",
"rgb": {
"r": 193,
"g": 108,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.94,
"s": 53.175,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61822,
"c": 0.12537,
"h": 48.8
},
"luminance": 0.22378
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C16C3B
secondary
#8DB4CB
accent
#A7DD4B
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160D08
muted
#847E7B