#C3542C#C3542C
#C3542C is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.152 H 39.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C3542C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(195, 84, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 63%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 77%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56.9%, 77.4%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.65, 42.15, 44.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.65, 60.94, 46.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.18% 0.1177 0.0966) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.18% 0.152 39.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.1333, 18.1281, 4.5053) |
| Luminance | 0.1812 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.58
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 4.74
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.23
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.82
Dark Orange
#C65102
ΔE00 5.86
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 5.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C3542C #2C9BC3
analogous
#C32C50 #C3542C #C3A02C
triadic
#C3542C #2CC354 #542CC3
tetradic
#C3542C #50C32C #2C9BC3 #A02CC3
square
#C3542C #50C32C #2C9BC3 #A02CC3
split-complementary
#C3542C #2CC3A0 #2C50C3
monochromatic
#5F2915 #913E21 #C3542C #D87754 #E49F86
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.54
#C3542C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.63
#C3542C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C3542C
4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C3542C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C3542C | 1.00 | 4.54 | 4.63 | 4.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#736727
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E7F29
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D63B4C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#767676
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c3542c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 84, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.152 39.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dd8768',
500: '#c3542c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c3542c; $custom-light: #dd8768; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c3542c",
"rgb": {
"r": 195,
"g": 84,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.894,
"s": 63.18,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58185,
"c": 0.15229,
"h": 39.4
},
"luminance": 0.18125
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C3542C
secondary
#7EB8CD
accent
#BBE642
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDF0EB
border
#D5CBC6
text
#170B06
muted
#857C7A