#C3542A#C3542A
#C3542A is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.153 H 40.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C3542A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(195, 84, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 65%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 78%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56.9%, 78.5%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.63, 42.07, 44.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.63, 61.60, 46.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.17% 0.1171 0.0982) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.17% 0.153 40) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.0966, 18.1134, 4.3121) |
| Luminance | 0.1811 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 4.34
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.57
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.33
Dark Orange
#C65102
ΔE00 5.38
Burnt Orange
#C04E01
ΔE00 5.49
Rust Orange
#C45508
ΔE00 5.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C3542A #2A99C3
analogous
#C32A4C #C3542A #C3A12A
triadic
#C3542A #2AC354 #542AC3
tetradic
#C3542A #4CC32A #2A99C3 #A12AC3
square
#C3542A #4CC32A #2A99C3 #A12AC3
split-complementary
#C3542A #2AC3A1 #2A4CC3
monochromatic
#5E2914 #913E1F #C3542A #D97651 #E49E83
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.54
#C3542A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.62
#C3542A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C3542A
4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C3542A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C3542A | 1.00 | 4.54 | 4.62 | 4.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#736724
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E7F26
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D63B4B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#767676
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c3542a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 84, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.153 40.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dd8766',
500: '#c3542a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c3542a; $custom-light: #dd8766; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c3542a",
"rgb": {
"r": 195,
"g": 84,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.471,
"s": 64.557,
"l": 46.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58166,
"c": 0.15284,
"h": 40
},
"luminance": 0.1811
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C3542A
secondary
#7BB7CD
accent
#BAE840
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDF0EB
border
#D5CBC6
text
#170B06
muted
#857C7A