#C36D4A#C36D4A
#C36D4A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.230; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.120 H 42.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C36D4A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(195, 109, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 50%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 62%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.1%, 62.1%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.11, 30.92, 34.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.11, 46.15, 47.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.46% 0.0885 0.0809) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.46% 0.12 42.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.2126, 23.0369, 9.3854) |
| Luminance | 0.2303 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 1.37
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 1.45
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.21
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.48
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.05
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 3.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C36D4A #4AA0C3
analogous
#C34A64 #C36D4A #C3A94A
triadic
#C36D4A #4AC36D #6D4AC3
tetradic
#C36D4A #64C34A #4AA0C3 #A94AC3
square
#C36D4A #64C34A #4AA0C3 #A94AC3
split-complementary
#C36D4A #4AC3A9 #4A64C3
monochromatic
#6E3A24 #9C5234 #C36D4A #D29278 #E1B7A6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.75
#C36D4A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.61
#C36D4A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C36D4A
5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C36D4A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C36D4A | 1.00 | 3.75 | 5.61 | 5.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#847947
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#998B49
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D45D65
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c36d4a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 109, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.120 42.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#da987d',
500: '#c36d4a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c36d4a; $custom-light: #da987d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c36d4a",
"rgb": {
"r": 195,
"g": 109,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.355,
"s": 50.207,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62461,
"c": 0.11991,
"h": 42.4
},
"luminance": 0.23034
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C36D4A
secondary
#9ABFCF
accent
#B1DA4E
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2EE
border
#D5CCC9
text
#160E0A
muted
#847E7C