#C36140#C36140
#C36140 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.134 H 39.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C36140 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(195, 97, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 52%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 67%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50.3%, 67.2%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.43, 36.60, 36.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.43, 51.71, 44.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.37% 0.1042 0.0846) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.37% 0.134 39.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.7083, 20.5249, 7.3521) |
| Luminance | 0.2052 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.24
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.52
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.75
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.80
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.15
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C36140 #40A2C3
analogous
#C34060 #C36140 #C3A340
triadic
#C36140 #40C361 #6140C3
tetradic
#C36140 #60C340 #40A2C3 #A340C3
square
#C36140 #60C340 #40A2C3 #A340C3
split-complementary
#C36140 #40C3A3 #4060C3
monochromatic
#683321 #97492F #C36140 #D2886F #E0AE9D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.11
#C36140 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.10
#C36140 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C36140
5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C36140 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C36140 | 1.00 | 4.11 | 5.10 | 5.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7B703D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93853E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D54E59
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c36140; /* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 97, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.134 39.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#db9076',
500: '#c36140',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c36140; $custom-light: #db9076; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c36140",
"rgb": {
"r": 195,
"g": 97,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.115,
"s": 52.191,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60365,
"c": 0.13422,
"h": 39.1
},
"luminance": 0.20522
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C36140
secondary
#92BECC
accent
#B7DC4C
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FCF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#160D08
muted
#847D7B