#C26E49#C26E49
#C26E49 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.118 H 43.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C26E49 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 110, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 50%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 62%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.3%, 62.4%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.18, 29.91, 34.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.18, 45.93, 49.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.48% 0.0854 0.0821) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.48% 0.118 43.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.0289, 23.1053, 9.2330) |
| Luminance | 0.2310 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 1.19
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 1.53
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.68
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.95
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.26
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C26E49 #499DC2
analogous
#C24961 #C26E49 #C2AA49
triadic
#C26E49 #49C26E #6E49C2
tetradic
#C26E49 #61C249 #499DC2 #AA49C2
square
#C26E49 #61C249 #499DC2 #AA49C2
split-complementary
#C26E49 #49C2AA #4961C2
monochromatic
#6C3A24 #9A5334 #C26E49 #D19377 #E1B7A5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.74
#C26E49 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.62
#C26E49 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C26E49
5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C26E49 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C26E49 | 1.00 | 3.74 | 5.62 | 5.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#847946
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#998B48
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D35E65
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c26e49; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 110, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.118 43.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9987c',
500: '#c26e49',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c26e49; $custom-light: #d9987c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c26e49",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 110,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.347,
"s": 49.794,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62482,
"c": 0.11846,
"h": 43.9
},
"luminance": 0.23102
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C26E49
secondary
#99BECE
accent
#AFD94E
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2EE
border
#D5CCC9
text
#150E09
muted
#847E7B