#C16E4A#C16E4A
#C16E4A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.230; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.117 H 43.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C16E4A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(193, 110, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 49%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 62%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43%, 61.7%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.06, 29.57, 34.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.06, 45.16, 49.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.37% 0.0846 0.0807) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.37% 0.117 43.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.8065, 22.9867, 9.3971) |
| Luminance | 0.2298 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 1.02
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 1.69
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.79
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.04
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.41
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 3.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C16E4A #4A9DC1
analogous
#C14A62 #C16E4A #C1A94A
triadic
#C16E4A #4AC16E #6E4AC1
tetradic
#C16E4A #62C14A #4A9DC1 #A94AC1
square
#C16E4A #62C14A #4A9DC1 #A94AC1
split-complementary
#C16E4A #4AC1A9 #4A62C1
monochromatic
#6C3A25 #995335 #C16E4A #D19378 #E0B7A5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.75
#C16E4A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.60
#C16E4A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C16E4A
5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C16E4A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C16E4A | 1.00 | 3.75 | 5.60 | 5.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#847947
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#988B49
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D25F65
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c16e4a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(193, 110, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.117 43.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d8987d',
500: '#c16e4a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c16e4a; $custom-light: #d8987d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c16e4a",
"rgb": {
"r": 193,
"g": 110,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.151,
"s": 48.971,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62365,
"c": 0.11689,
"h": 43.6
},
"luminance": 0.22984
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C16E4A
secondary
#99BECD
accent
#AFD94F
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF2EE
border
#D4CCC9
text
#150E0A
muted
#837E7C