#C36D3C#C36D3C
#C36D3C is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.229; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.126 H 48.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C36D3C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(195, 109, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 53%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 69%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.1%, 69.2%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.94, 30.04, 41.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.94, 51.26, 54.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.27% 0.0836 0.0948) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.27% 0.126 48.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.7924, 22.8688, 7.1719) |
| Luminance | 0.2287 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.48
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.88
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.13
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.59
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.73
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 4.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C36D3C #3C92C3
analogous
#C33C4E #C36D3C #C3B13C
triadic
#C36D3C #3CC36D #6D3CC3
tetradic
#C36D3C #4EC33C #3C92C3 #B13CC3
square
#C36D3C #4EC33C #3C92C3 #B13CC3
split-complementary
#C36D3C #3CC3B1 #3C4EC3
monochromatic
#65391F #94532E #C36D3C #D1906B #E0B39A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.77
#C36D3C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.57
#C36D3C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C36D3C
5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C36D3C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C36D3C | 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)
#857837
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A8B3B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D55C62
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c36d3c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 109, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.126 48.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#db9874',
500: '#c36d3c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c36d3c; $custom-light: #db9874; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c36d3c",
"rgb": {
"r": 195,
"g": 109,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.778,
"s": 52.941,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62272,
"c": 0.12633,
"h": 48.6
},
"luminance": 0.22866
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C36D3C
secondary
#8FB6CC
accent
#A8DC4B
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160D08
muted
#847E7B