#C16D4F#C16D4F
#C16D4F is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.228; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.115 H 40.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C16D4F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(193, 109, 79) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 48%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 59%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.5%, 59.1%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.91, 30.48, 31.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.91, 43.60, 45.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.27% 0.0882 0.0746) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.27% 0.115 40.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.8744, 22.8422, 10.2840) |
| Luminance | 0.2284 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.27
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.46
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 2.62
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.94
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.13
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C16D4F #4FA3C1
analogous
#C14F6A #C16D4F #C1A64F
triadic
#C16D4F #4FC16D #6D4FC1
tetradic
#C16D4F #6AC14F #4FA3C1 #A64FC1
square
#C16D4F #6AC14F #4FA3C1 #A64FC1
split-complementary
#C16D4F #4FC1A6 #4F6AC1
monochromatic
#6F3A27 #9C5137 #C16D4F #D1937C #E1B8AA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.77
#C16D4F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.57
#C16D4F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C16D4F
5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C16D4F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C16D4F | 1.00 | 3.77 | 5.57 | 5.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#83784C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#978A4E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D25E66
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c16d4f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(193, 109, 79); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.115 40.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d89881',
500: '#c16d4f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c16d4f; $custom-light: #d89881; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c16d4f",
"rgb": {
"r": 193,
"g": 109,
"b": 79
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.789,
"s": 47.899,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62274,
"c": 0.11547,
"h": 40.2
},
"luminance": 0.22839
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C16D4F
secondary
#9DC2CE
accent
#B4D750
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF2EE
border
#D4CCC9
text
#150E0A
muted
#837E7C