#C36E3D#C36E3D
#C36E3D is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.125 H 48.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C36E3D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(195, 110, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 53%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 69%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.6%, 68.7%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.17, 29.56, 41.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.17, 50.77, 54.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.45% 0.0823 0.0944) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.45% 0.125 48.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.9263, 23.0940, 7.3482) |
| Luminance | 0.2309 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.56
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.91
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.37
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.75
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.92
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 4.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C36E3D #3D92C3
analogous
#C33D4F #C36E3D #C3B13D
triadic
#C36E3D #3DC36E #6E3DC3
tetradic
#C36E3D #4FC33D #3D92C3 #B13DC3
square
#C36E3D #4FC33D #3D92C3 #B13DC3
split-complementary
#C36E3D #3DC3B1 #3D4FC3
monochromatic
#663920 #95542E #C36E3D #D1916C #E0B49A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.74
#C36E3D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.62
#C36E3D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C36E3D
5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C36E3D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C36E3D | 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)
#867938
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A8B3C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D55D63
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c36e3d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 110, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.125 48.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#db9874',
500: '#c36e3d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c36e3d; $custom-light: #db9874; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c36e3d",
"rgb": {
"r": 195,
"g": 110,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.94,
"s": 52.756,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62454,
"c": 0.12518,
"h": 48.9
},
"luminance": 0.23091
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C36E3D
secondary
#90B6CC
accent
#A7DC4C
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160E08
muted
#847E7B