#C16F4D#C16F4D
#C16F4D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.115 H 42.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C16F4D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(193, 111, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 48%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 60%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42.5%, 60.1%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.32, 29.25, 32.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.32, 43.95, 48.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.58% 0.0841 0.078) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.58% 0.115 42.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.0185, 23.2451, 9.9783) |
| Luminance | 0.2324 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 1.41
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 1.73
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.96
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.25
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 3.45
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C16F4D #4D9FC1
analogous
#C14D65 #C16F4D #C1A94D
triadic
#C16F4D #4DC16F #6F4DC1
tetradic
#C16F4D #65C14D #4D9FC1 #A94DC1
square
#C16F4D #65C14D #4D9FC1 #A94DC1
split-complementary
#C16F4D #4DC1A9 #4D65C1
monochromatic
#6D3B26 #9B5436 #C16F4D #D1947A #E1B8A8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.72
#C16F4D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.65
#C16F4D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C16F4D
5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C16F4D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C16F4D | 1.00 | 3.72 | 5.65 | 5.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#857A4A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#988B4C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D26067
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c16f4d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(193, 111, 77); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.115 42.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d8997f',
500: '#c16f4d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c16f4d; $custom-light: #d8997f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c16f4d",
"rgb": {
"r": 193,
"g": 111,
"b": 77
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.586,
"s": 48.333,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62582,
"c": 0.11471,
"h": 42.8
},
"luminance": 0.23242
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C16F4D
secondary
#9CBFCE
accent
#B0D850
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF2EE
border
#D4CCC9
text
#150E0A
muted
#837E7C