#C26238#C26238
#C26238 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 60.3% C 0.135 H 43.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C26238 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 98, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 55%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 71%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 49.5%, 71.1%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.39, 35.24, 40.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.39, 53.86, 49.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.28% 0.0988 0.0923) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.28% 0.135 43.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.3321, 20.4935, 6.2569) |
| Luminance | 0.2049 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 1.69
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.64
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.06
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.33
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.20
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C26238 #3898C2
analogous
#C23853 #C26238 #C2A738
triadic
#C26238 #38C262 #6238C2
tetradic
#C26238 #53C238 #3898C2 #A738C2
square
#C26238 #53C238 #3898C2 #A738C2
split-complementary
#C26238 #38C2A7 #3853C2
monochromatic
#63321D #934A2A #C26238 #D28665 #E0AB94
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.12
#C26238 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.10
#C26238 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C26238
5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C26238 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C26238 | 1.00 | 4.12 | 5.10 | 5.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7C7033
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#948536
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D44F59
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c26238; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 98, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.3% 0.135 43.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#db9070',
500: '#c26238',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c26238; $custom-light: #db9070; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c26238",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 98,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.261,
"s": 55.2,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60278,
"c": 0.13521,
"h": 43.1
},
"luminance": 0.2049
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C26238
secondary
#8AB8CB
accent
#B1DF49
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCF0EC
border
#D5CBC7
text
#160D07
muted
#847D7A