#C36838#C36838

#C36838 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.218; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.132 H 46.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C36838
RGB	rgb(195, 104, 56)
HSL	hsl(21, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(21, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 46.7%, 71.3%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.81, 32.49, 42.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.81, 53.37, 52.50°)
OKLab	oklab(61.39% 0.0903 0.0957)
OKLCH	oklch(61.39% 0.132 46.7)
XYZ	xyz(28.1723, 21.7915, 6.4632)
Luminance	0.2179 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C36838 #3893C3

analogous

#C3384E #C36838 #C3AD38

triadic

#C36838 #38C368 #6838C3

tetradic

#C36838 #4EC338 #3893C3 #AD38C3

square

#C36838 #4EC338 #3893C3 #AD38C3

split-complementary

#C36838 #38C3AD #384EC3

monochromatic

#64351D #934F2A #C36838 #D38B65 #E1AF95

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.92

#C36838 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.36

#C36838 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C36838

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C36838	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C36838	1.00	3.92	5.36	5.36
#FFFFFF	3.92	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.36	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.36	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#817433

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#978837

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D5555D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c36838;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 104, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.132 46.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db9471',
    500: '#c36838',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c36838;
$custom-light: #db9471;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c36838",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 195,
    "g": 104,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 20.719,
    "s": 55.378,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6139,
    "c": 0.13161,
    "h": 46.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.21788
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C36838

secondary

#8BB5CC

accent

#ABDF49

background

#FEF9F6

surface

#FCF1EC

border

#D5CBC7

text

#160D08

muted

#847E7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C36838

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →