#C26D49#C26D49
#C26D49 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.229; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.119 H 43.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C26D49 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 109, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 50%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 62%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.8%, 62.4%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.96, 30.44, 34.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.96, 46.08, 48.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.31% 0.087 0.0815) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.31% 0.119 43.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.9216, 22.8907, 9.1973) |
| Luminance | 0.2289 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 1.13
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 1.54
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.41
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.65
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.05
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 3.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C26D49 #499EC2
analogous
#C24962 #C26D49 #C2A949
triadic
#C26D49 #49C26D #6D49C2
tetradic
#C26D49 #62C249 #499EC2 #A949C2
square
#C26D49 #62C249 #499EC2 #A949C2
split-complementary
#C26D49 #49C2A9 #4962C2
monochromatic
#6C3A24 #9A5234 #C26D49 #D19277 #E1B7A5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.77
#C26D49 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.58
#C26D49 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C26D49
5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C26D49 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C26D49 | 1.00 | 3.77 | 5.58 | 5.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#847846
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#988B48
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D35D64
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c26d49; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 109, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.119 43.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9987c',
500: '#c26d49',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c26d49; $custom-light: #d9987c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c26d49",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 109,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.851,
"s": 49.794,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62313,
"c": 0.11924,
"h": 43.1
},
"luminance": 0.22888
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C26D49
secondary
#99BECE
accent
#B0D94E
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2EE
border
#D5CCC9
text
#160E09
muted
#847E7B