#C36540#C36540
#C36540 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.213; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.131 H 41.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C36540 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(195, 101, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 52%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 67%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 48.2%, 67.2%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.26, 34.51, 37.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.26, 50.97, 47.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61% 0.0979 0.0867) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61% 0.131 41.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.0872, 21.2829, 7.4784) |
| Luminance | 0.2128 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 1.46
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 1.51
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 1.89
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.51
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.10
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C36540 #409EC3
analogous
#C3405C #C36540 #C3A740
triadic
#C36540 #40C365 #6540C3
tetradic
#C36540 #5CC340 #409EC3 #A740C3
square
#C36540 #5CC340 #409EC3 #A740C3
split-complementary
#C36540 #40C3A7 #405CC3
monochromatic
#683521 #974C2F #C36540 #D28B6F #E0B09D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.00
#C36540 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.26
#C36540 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C36540
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C36540 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C36540 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 5.26 | 5.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7E733C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95873E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D5535C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c36540; /* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 101, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.131 41.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#db9276',
500: '#c36540',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c36540; $custom-light: #db9276; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c36540",
"rgb": {
"r": 195,
"g": 101,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.947,
"s": 52.191,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61,
"c": 0.13072,
"h": 41.5
},
"luminance": 0.2128
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C36540
secondary
#92BCCC
accent
#B3DC4C
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF1ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#160D08
muted
#847E7B