#C26E4E#C26E4E
#C26E4E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.116 H 41.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C26E4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 110, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 49%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 60%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.3%, 59.8%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.25, 30.27, 32.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.25, 44.18, 46.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.56% 0.0873 0.0767) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.56% 0.116 41.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.2014, 23.1743, 10.1415) |
| Luminance | 0.2317 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 1.86
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 1.89
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.71
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.98
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 3.12
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C26E4E #4EA2C2
analogous
#C24E68 #C26E4E #C2A84E
triadic
#C26E4E #4EC26E #6E4EC2
tetradic
#C26E4E #68C24E #4EA2C2 #A84EC2
square
#C26E4E #68C24E #4EA2C2 #A84EC2
split-complementary
#C26E4E #4EC2A8 #4E68C2
monochromatic
#6F3A26 #9D5236 #C26E4E #D2937C #E1B9A9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.73
#C26E4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.63
#C26E4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C26E4E
5.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C26E4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C26E4E | 1.00 | 3.73 | 5.63 | 5.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#84794B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#988B4D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D35F66
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c26e4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 110, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.116 41.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d99880',
500: '#c26e4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c26e4e; $custom-light: #d99880; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c26e4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 110,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.552,
"s": 48.739,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62559,
"c": 0.11621,
"h": 41.3
},
"luminance": 0.23171
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C26E4E
secondary
#9DC1CF
accent
#B3D850
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF2EE
border
#D4CCC9
text
#150E0A
muted
#837E7C