#C17355#C17355
#C17355 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.243; OKLCH L 63.4% C 0.108 H 41.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C17355 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(193, 115, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 47%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 56%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.4%, 56%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.34, 27.71, 29.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.34, 40.57, 46.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.41% 0.0806 0.0716) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.41% 0.108 41.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.7648, 24.2576, 11.7072) |
| Luminance | 0.2425 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.66
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.91
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 3.60
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.12
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.48
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 5.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C17355 #55A3C1
analogous
#C1556D #C17355 #C1A955
triadic
#C17355 #55C173 #7355C1
tetradic
#C17355 #6DC155 #55A3C1 #A955C1
square
#C17355 #6DC155 #55A3C1 #A955C1
split-complementary
#C17355 #55C1A9 #556DC1
monochromatic
#723E2A #9F563A #C17355 #D19882 #E2BDAF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.59
#C17355 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.85
#C17355 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C17355
5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C17355 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C17355 | 1.00 | 3.59 | 5.85 | 5.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#877D52
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A8E54
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D1656C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c17355; /* rgb */ color: rgb(193, 115, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.4% 0.108 41.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d89c85',
500: '#c17355',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c17355; $custom-light: #d89c85; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c17355",
"rgb": {
"r": 193,
"g": 115,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.667,
"s": 46.552,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63406,
"c": 0.1078,
"h": 41.6
},
"luminance": 0.24255
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C17355
secondary
#A2C3D0
accent
#B1D652
background
#FDF9F8
surface
#FBF2EF
border
#D4CCCA
text
#150E0B
muted
#837E7C