#C36E43#C36E43
#C36E43 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.122 H 46.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C36E43 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(195, 110, 67) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 52%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 66%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.6%, 65.6%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.24, 29.92, 38.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.24, 48.52, 51.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.53% 0.0844 0.0886) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.53% 0.122 46.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.0971, 23.1623, 8.2475) |
| Luminance | 0.2316 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.18
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.44
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.43
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.44
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.66
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C36E43 #4398C3
analogous
#C34358 #C36E43 #C3AE43
triadic
#C36E43 #43C36E #6E43C3
tetradic
#C36E43 #58C343 #4398C3 #AE43C3
square
#C36E43 #58C343 #4398C3 #AE43C3
split-complementary
#C36E43 #43C3AE #4358C3
monochromatic
#6A3A22 #985331 #C36E43 #D29271 #E1B6A0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.73
#C36E43 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.63
#C36E43 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C36E43
5.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C36E43 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C36E43 | 1.00 | 3.73 | 5.63 | 5.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#85793F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A8C42
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D55D64
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c36e43; /* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 110, 67); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.122 46.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#da9878',
500: '#c36e43',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c36e43; $custom-light: #da9878; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c36e43",
"rgb": {
"r": 195,
"g": 110,
"b": 67
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20.156,
"s": 51.613,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6253,
"c": 0.12236,
"h": 46.4
},
"luminance": 0.23159
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C36E43
secondary
#95BACD
accent
#ABDB4D
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160E09
muted
#847E7B