#C36B40#C36B40
#C36B40 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.225; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.126 H 45.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C36B40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(195, 107, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 52%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 67%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 45.1%, 67.2%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.54, 31.34, 38.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.54, 50.03, 51.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.99% 0.0882 0.0899) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.99% 0.126 45.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.6912, 22.4908, 7.6797) |
| Luminance | 0.2249 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.05
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.54
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.64
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.94
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.05
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C36B40 #4098C3
analogous
#C34056 #C36B40 #C3AD40
triadic
#C36B40 #40C36B #6B40C3
tetradic
#C36B40 #56C340 #4098C3 #AD40C3
square
#C36B40 #56C340 #4098C3 #AD40C3
split-complementary
#C36B40 #40C3AD #4056C3
monochromatic
#683821 #97512F #C36B40 #D28F6F #E0B39D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.82
#C36B40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.50
#C36B40 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C36B40
5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C36B40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C36B40 | 1.00 | 3.82 | 5.50 | 5.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#83773C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#988A3F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D55A61
Achromatopsia (no color)
#828282
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c36b40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 107, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.126 45.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#db9676',
500: '#c36b40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c36b40; $custom-light: #db9676; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c36b40",
"rgb": {
"r": 195,
"g": 107,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 19.695,
"s": 52.191,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61985,
"c": 0.12593,
"h": 45.6
},
"luminance": 0.22488
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C36B40
secondary
#92B9CC
accent
#ADDC4C
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160D08
muted
#847E7B