#C17855#C17855
#C17855 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.254; OKLCH L 64.3% C 0.104 H 46.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C17855 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(193, 120, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 47%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 56%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 37.8%, 56%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.49, 24.98, 31.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.49, 39.88, 51.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.29% 0.0723 0.0749) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.29% 0.104 46) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.3505, 25.4290, 11.9024) |
| Luminance | 0.2543 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.44
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.71
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.40
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.47
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.82
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 6.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C17855 #559EC1
analogous
#C15568 #C17855 #C1AE55
triadic
#C17855 #55C178 #7855C1
tetradic
#C17855 #68C155 #559EC1 #AE55C1
square
#C17855 #68C155 #559EC1 #AE55C1
split-complementary
#C17855 #55C1AE #5568C1
monochromatic
#72412A #9F5B3A #C17855 #D19C82 #E2BFAF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.45
#C17855 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.09
#C17855 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C17855
6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C17855 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C17855 | 1.00 | 3.45 | 6.09 | 6.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8C8152
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D9055
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D16B6F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c17855; /* rgb */ color: rgb(193, 120, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.3% 0.104 46.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d79f85',
500: '#c17855',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c17855; $custom-light: #d79f85; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c17855",
"rgb": {
"r": 193,
"g": 120,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 19.444,
"s": 46.552,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64289,
"c": 0.10408,
"h": 46
},
"luminance": 0.25426
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C17855
secondary
#A2C1D0
accent
#ABD652
background
#FDF9F8
surface
#FBF2EF
border
#D4CCCA
text
#150E0B
muted
#837E7C