#C26D4E#C26D4E
#C26D4E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.230; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.117 H 40.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C26D4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 109, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 49%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 60%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.8%, 59.8%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.03, 30.80, 31.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.03, 44.36, 46.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.39% 0.0889 0.0761) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.39% 0.117 40.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.0941, 22.9597, 10.1057) |
| Luminance | 0.2296 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.13
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.14
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.66
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.88
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 2.90
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C26D4E #4EA3C2
analogous
#C24E69 #C26D4E #C2A74E
triadic
#C26D4E #4EC26D #6D4EC2
tetradic
#C26D4E #69C24E #4EA3C2 #A74EC2
square
#C26D4E #69C24E #4EA3C2 #A74EC2
split-complementary
#C26D4E #4EC2A7 #4E69C2
monochromatic
#6F3A26 #9D5136 #C26D4E #D2937C #E1B8A9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.76
#C26D4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.59
#C26D4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C26D4E
5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C26D4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C26D4E | 1.00 | 3.76 | 5.59 | 5.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#83794B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#988B4D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D35E65
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c26d4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 109, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.117 40.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d99880',
500: '#c26d4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c26d4e; $custom-light: #d99880; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c26d4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 109,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.034,
"s": 48.739,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6239,
"c": 0.11704,
"h": 40.6
},
"luminance": 0.22957
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C26D4E
secondary
#9DC2CF
accent
#B4D850
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF2EE
border
#D4CCC9
text
#150E0A
muted
#837E7C