#C36D4E#C36D4E
#C36D4E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.118 H 40.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C36D4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(195, 109, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 49%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 60%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.1%, 60%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.17, 31.21, 32.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.17, 44.78, 45.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.52% 0.0901 0.0765) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.52% 0.118 40.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.3517, 23.0925, 10.1178) |
| Luminance | 0.2309 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.05
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.28
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.54
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.78
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 3.07
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C36D4E #4EA4C3
analogous
#C34E69 #C36D4E #C3A74E
triadic
#C36D4E #4EC36D #6D4EC3
tetradic
#C36D4E #69C34E #4EA4C3 #A74EC3
square
#C36D4E #69C34E #4EA4C3 #A74EC3
split-complementary
#C36D4E #4EC3A7 #4E69C3
monochromatic
#703A26 #9E5136 #C36D4E #D2937C #E2B8A9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.74
#C36D4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.62
#C36D4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C36D4E
5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C36D4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C36D4E | 1.00 | 3.74 | 5.62 | 5.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#83794B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#988B4D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D45E65
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c36d4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 109, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.118 40.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#da9880',
500: '#c36d4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c36d4e; $custom-light: #da9880; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c36d4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 195,
"g": 109,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.897,
"s": 49.367,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62523,
"c": 0.11818,
"h": 40.4
},
"luminance": 0.23089
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C36D4E
secondary
#9DC2CF
accent
#B4D94F
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2EE
border
#D5CCC9
text
#150E0A
muted
#847E7C