#C36440#C36440

#C36440 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.211; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.132 H 40.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C36440
RGB	rgb(195, 100, 64)
HSL	hsl(16, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(16, 67%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48.7%, 67.2%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.05, 35.04, 37.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.05, 51.15, 46.76°)
OKLab	oklab(60.84% 0.0995 0.0861)
OKLCH	oklch(60.84% 0.132 40.9)
XYZ	xyz(27.9907, 21.0899, 7.4462)
Luminance	0.2109 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C36440 #409FC3

analogous

#C3405D #C36440 #C3A640

triadic

#C36440 #40C364 #6440C3

tetradic

#C36440 #5DC340 #409FC3 #A640C3

square

#C36440 #5DC340 #409FC3 #A640C3

split-complementary

#C36440 #40C3A6 #405DC3

monochromatic

#683421 #974C2F #C36440 #D28A6F #E0B09D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.02

#C36440 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.22

#C36440 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C36440

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C36440	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C36440	1.00	4.02	5.22	5.22
#FFFFFF	4.02	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.22	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.22	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D723C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#95873E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D5525C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c36440;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 100, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.132 40.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db9276',
    500: '#c36440',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c36440;
$custom-light: #db9276;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c36440",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 195,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 16.489,
    "s": 52.191,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6084,
    "c": 0.13157,
    "h": 40.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.21087
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C36440

secondary

#92BCCC

accent

#B4DC4C

background

#FEF9F7

surface

#FCF1ED

border

#D5CBC8

text

#160D08

muted

#847E7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C36440

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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