#C16C45#C16C45
#C16C45 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.225; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.121 H 44.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C16C45 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(193, 108, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 50%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 64%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44%, 64.2%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.55, 30.30, 36.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.55, 47.24, 50.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.95% 0.086 0.0847) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.95% 0.121 44.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.4313, 22.4953, 8.4738) |
| Luminance | 0.2249 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 1.06
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.08
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.73
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.86
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.87
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C16C45 #459AC1
analogous
#C1455C #C16C45 #C1AA45
triadic
#C16C45 #45C16C #6C45C1
tetradic
#C16C45 #5CC145 #459AC1 #AA45C1
square
#C16C45 #5CC145 #459AC1 #AA45C1
split-complementary
#C16C45 #45C1AA #455CC1
monochromatic
#693923 #975232 #C16C45 #D09073 #E0B5A1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.82
#C16C45 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.50
#C16C45 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C16C45
5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C16C45 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C16C45 | 1.00 | 3.82 | 5.50 | 5.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#837741
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#978A44
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D25C63
Achromatopsia (no color)
#828282
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c16c45; /* rgb */ color: rgb(193, 108, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.121 44.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9977a',
500: '#c16c45',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c16c45; $custom-light: #d9977a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c16c45",
"rgb": {
"r": 193,
"g": 108,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.871,
"s": 50,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61951,
"c": 0.12073,
"h": 44.6
},
"luminance": 0.22492
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C16C45
secondary
#96BBCC
accent
#AEDA4E
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160D09
muted
#847E7B