#C16E47#C16E47
#C16E47 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.229; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.118 H 45.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C16E47 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(193, 110, 71) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 50%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 63%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43%, 63.2%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.02, 29.36, 35.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.02, 46.24, 50.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.32% 0.0835 0.0838) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.32% 0.118 45.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.7078, 22.9472, 8.8774) |
| Luminance | 0.2294 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 1.23
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.00
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.10
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.32
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.38
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C16E47 #479AC1
analogous
#C1475D #C16E47 #C1AB47
triadic
#C16E47 #47C16E #6E47C1
tetradic
#C16E47 #5DC147 #479AC1 #AB47C1
square
#C16E47 #5DC147 #479AC1 #AB47C1
split-complementary
#C16E47 #47C1AB #475DC1
monochromatic
#6A3A24 #985333 #C16E47 #D09275 #E0B6A3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.76
#C16E47 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.59
#C16E47 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C16E47
5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C16E47 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C16E47 | 1.00 | 3.76 | 5.59 | 5.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#847943
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#988B46
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D25E65
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c16e47; /* rgb */ color: rgb(193, 110, 71); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.118 45.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9987b',
500: '#c16e47',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c16e47; $custom-light: #d9987b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c16e47",
"rgb": {
"r": 193,
"g": 110,
"b": 71
},
"hsl": {
"h": 19.18,
"s": 49.593,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6232,
"c": 0.11829,
"h": 45.1
},
"luminance": 0.22944
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C16E47
secondary
#97BCCD
accent
#ADD94F
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF2EE
border
#D4CCC9
text
#150E09
muted
#837E7B