#C17549#C17549
#C17549 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.245; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.113 H 49.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C17549 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(193, 117, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 49%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 62%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 39.4%, 62.2%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.63, 25.70, 36.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.63, 44.70, 54.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.57% 0.0727 0.0859) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.57% 0.113 49.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.5584, 24.5439, 9.4828) |
| Luminance | 0.2454 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.80
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.99
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 4.80
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.62
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.86
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C17549 #4995C1
analogous
#C14959 #C17549 #C1B149
triadic
#C17549 #49C175 #7549C1
tetradic
#C17549 #59C149 #4995C1 #B149C1
square
#C17549 #59C149 #4995C1 #B149C1
split-complementary
#C17549 #49C1B1 #4959C1
monochromatic
#6B3E24 #995934 #C17549 #D19877 #E0BAA4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.55
#C17549 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.91
#C17549 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C17549
5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C17549 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C17549 | 1.00 | 3.55 | 5.91 | 5.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8A7E45
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C8E49
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D2666B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c17549; /* rgb */ color: rgb(193, 117, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.113 49.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d89d7d',
500: '#c17549',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c17549; $custom-light: #d89d7d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c17549",
"rgb": {
"r": 193,
"g": 117,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 22,
"s": 49.18,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63568,
"c": 0.11255,
"h": 49.8
},
"luminance": 0.24541
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C17549
secondary
#99BACD
accent
#A6D94F
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF2EE
border
#D4CCC9
text
#150E09
muted
#837E7B