#C27240#C27240
#C27240 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 63.0% C 0.120 H 51.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C27240 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 114, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(23, 52%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(23, 67%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41.2%, 67%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.96, 27.16, 40.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.96, 48.84, 56.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.05% 0.0756 0.0934) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.05% 0.12 51) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.1932, 23.8771, 7.9208) |
| Luminance | 0.2387 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 4.22
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.39
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.70
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 5.08
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 5.24
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 5.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C27240 #4090C2
analogous
#C2404F #C27240 #C2B340
triadic
#C27240 #40C272 #7240C2
tetradic
#C27240 #4FC240 #4090C2 #B340C2
square
#C27240 #4FC240 #4090C2 #B340C2
split-complementary
#C27240 #40C2B3 #404FC2
monochromatic
#673C21 #955730 #C27240 #D1946E #E0B69D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.64
#C27240 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.77
#C27240 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C27240
5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C27240 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C27240 | 1.00 | 3.64 | 5.77 | 5.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#897B3B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C8D40
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D46267
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c27240; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 114, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.0% 0.120 51.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d99b76',
500: '#c27240',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c27240; $custom-light: #d99b76; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c27240",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 114,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 23.077,
"s": 51.587,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63049,
"c": 0.12016,
"h": 51
},
"luminance": 0.23874
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C27240
secondary
#92B6CC
accent
#A4DB4D
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160E09
muted
#847E7B