#C36D3D#C36D3D
#C36D3D is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.229; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.126 H 48.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C36D3D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(195, 109, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 53%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(21, 69%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.1%, 68.7%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.95, 30.10, 41.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.95, 50.88, 53.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.28% 0.0839 0.0938) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.28% 0.126 48.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.8190, 22.8794, 7.3125) |
| Luminance | 0.2288 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.24
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.64
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.94
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.36
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.51
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 5.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C36D3D #3D93C3
analogous
#C33D50 #C36D3D #C3B03D
triadic
#C36D3D #3DC36D #6D3DC3
tetradic
#C36D3D #50C33D #3D93C3 #B03DC3
square
#C36D3D #50C33D #3D93C3 #B03DC3
split-complementary
#C36D3D #3DC3B0 #3D50C3
monochromatic
#663920 #95532E #C36D3D #D1906C #E0B39A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.77
#C36D3D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.58
#C36D3D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C36D3D
5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C36D3D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C36D3D | 1.00 | 3.77 | 5.58 | 5.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#857838
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A8B3C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D55C62
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c36d3d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 109, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.126 48.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#db9874',
500: '#c36d3d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c36d3d; $custom-light: #db9874; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c36d3d",
"rgb": {
"r": 195,
"g": 109,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.493,
"s": 52.756,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62284,
"c": 0.12586,
"h": 48.2
},
"luminance": 0.22876
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C36D3D
secondary
#90B6CC
accent
#A8DC4C
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160D08
muted
#847E7B