#C16E3E#C16E3E
#C16E3E is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.228; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.123 H 49.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C16E3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(193, 110, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 51%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 68%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43%, 67.9%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.91, 28.79, 40.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.91, 49.60, 54.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.2% 0.0803 0.0927) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.2% 0.123 49.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.4401, 22.8401, 7.4673) |
| Luminance | 0.2284 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.35
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.98
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.47
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 4.74
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.85
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C16E3E #3E91C1
analogous
#C13E4F #C16E3E #C1B03E
triadic
#C16E3E #3EC16E #6E3EC1
tetradic
#C16E3E #4FC13E #3E91C1 #B03EC1
square
#C16E3E #4FC13E #3E91C1 #B03EC1
split-complementary
#C16E3E #3EC1B0 #3E4FC1
monochromatic
#643920 #93542F #C16E3E #D0916C #DFB49B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.77
#C16E3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.57
#C16E3E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C16E3E
5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C16E3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C16E3E | 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)
#857839
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#998B3D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D35D63
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c16e3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(193, 110, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.123 49.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d99875',
500: '#c16e3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c16e3e; $custom-light: #d99875; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c16e3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 193,
"g": 110,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.985,
"s": 51.373,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.622,
"c": 0.12262,
"h": 49.1
},
"luminance": 0.22837
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C16E3E
secondary
#90B5CB
accent
#A7DB4D
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160E08
muted
#847E7B