#C36C40#C36C40
#C36C40 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.227; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.125 H 46.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C36C40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(195, 108, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 52%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 67%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.6%, 67.2%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.76, 30.81, 39.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.76, 49.89, 51.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.15% 0.0865 0.0905) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.15% 0.125 46.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.7961, 22.7005, 7.7147) |
| Luminance | 0.2270 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.27
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.69
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.03
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.30
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.44
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C36C40 #4097C3
analogous
#C34055 #C36C40 #C3AD40
triadic
#C36C40 #40C36C #6C40C3
tetradic
#C36C40 #55C340 #4097C3 #AD40C3
square
#C36C40 #55C340 #4097C3 #AD40C3
split-complementary
#C36C40 #40C3AD #4055C3
monochromatic
#683921 #97522F #C36C40 #D2906F #E0B49D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.79
#C36C40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.54
#C36C40 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C36C40
5.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C36C40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C36C40 | 1.00 | 3.79 | 5.54 | 5.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#84773C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#998A3F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D55B62
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c36c40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 108, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.125 46.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#db9776',
500: '#c36c40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c36c40; $custom-light: #db9776; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c36c40",
"rgb": {
"r": 195,
"g": 108,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20.153,
"s": 52.191,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62153,
"c": 0.12519,
"h": 46.3
},
"luminance": 0.22697
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C36C40
secondary
#92B9CC
accent
#ABDC4C
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160D08
muted
#847E7B