#C36D3B#C36D3B
#C36D3B is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.229; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.127 H 49.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C36D3B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(195, 109, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 54%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 70%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.1%, 69.7%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.93, 29.98, 42.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.93, 51.63, 54.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.26% 0.0832 0.0957) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.26% 0.127 49) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.7662, 22.8583, 7.0340) |
| Luminance | 0.2286 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.71
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.12
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.32
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 4.75
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.82
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C36D3B #3B91C3
analogous
#C33B4D #C36D3B #C3B13B
triadic
#C36D3B #3BC36D #6D3BC3
tetradic
#C36D3B #4DC33B #3B91C3 #B13BC3
square
#C36D3B #4DC33B #3B91C3 #B13BC3
split-complementary
#C36D3B #3BC3B1 #3B4DC3
monochromatic
#65381F #94532D #C36D3B #D29069 #E0B398
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.77
#C36D3B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.57
#C36D3B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C36D3B
5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C36D3B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C36D3B | 1.00 | 3.77 | 5.57 | 5.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#857836
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A8B3A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D55C62
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c36d3b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 109, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.127 49.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#db9873',
500: '#c36d3b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c36d3b; $custom-light: #db9873; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c36d3b",
"rgb": {
"r": 195,
"g": 109,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 22.059,
"s": 53.543,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6226,
"c": 0.12679,
"h": 49
},
"luminance": 0.22855
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C36D3B
secondary
#8EB5CC
accent
#A7DD4B
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160D08
muted
#847E7B