#C26E40#C26E40
#C26E40 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.230; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.123 H 48.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C26E40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 110, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 52%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(21, 67%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.3%, 67%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.07, 29.32, 39.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.07, 49.24, 53.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.36% 0.0821 0.0912) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.36% 0.123 48) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.7518, 22.9944, 7.7737) |
| Luminance | 0.2299 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.84
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.33
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.99
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.24
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.42
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 5.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C26E40 #4094C2
analogous
#C24053 #C26E40 #C2AF40
triadic
#C26E40 #40C26E #6E40C2
tetradic
#C26E40 #53C240 #4094C2 #AF40C2
square
#C26E40 #53C240 #4094C2 #AF40C2
split-complementary
#C26E40 #40C2AF #4053C2
monochromatic
#673A21 #955430 #C26E40 #D1916E #E0B49D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.75
#C26E40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.60
#C26E40 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C26E40
5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C26E40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C26E40 | 1.00 | 3.75 | 5.60 | 5.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#85783B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#998B3F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D45D63
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c26e40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 110, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.123 48.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#da9876',
500: '#c26e40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c26e40; $custom-light: #da9876; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c26e40",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 110,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.231,
"s": 51.587,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62358,
"c": 0.12271,
"h": 48
},
"luminance": 0.22991
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C26E40
secondary
#92B7CC
accent
#A9DB4D
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160E08
muted
#847E7B