#C16E3F#C16E3F
#C16E3F is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.228; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.122 H 48.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C16E3F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(193, 110, 63) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 51%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 67%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43%, 67.4%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.92, 28.85, 39.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.92, 49.22, 54.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.21% 0.0806 0.0918) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.21% 0.122 48.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.4678, 22.8512, 7.6132) |
| Luminance | 0.2285 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.10
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.74
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.30
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.63
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.79
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 4.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C16E3F #3F92C1
analogous
#C13F51 #C16E3F #C1AF3F
triadic
#C16E3F #3FC16E #6E3FC1
tetradic
#C16E3F #51C13F #3F92C1 #AF3FC1
square
#C16E3F #51C13F #3F92C1 #AF3FC1
split-complementary
#C16E3F #3FC1AF #3F51C1
monochromatic
#653921 #935430 #C16E3F #D0916D #DFB49C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.77
#C16E3F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.57
#C16E3F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C16E3F
5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C16E3F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C16E3F | 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)
#85783A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#998B3E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D35D63
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c16e3f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(193, 110, 63); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.122 48.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d99876',
500: '#c16e3f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c16e3f; $custom-light: #d99876; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c16e3f",
"rgb": {
"r": 193,
"g": 110,
"b": 63
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.692,
"s": 51.181,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62212,
"c": 0.12214,
"h": 48.7
},
"luminance": 0.22848
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C16E3F
secondary
#91B6CB
accent
#A7DB4D
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160E08
muted
#847E7B