#C36E44#C36E44
#C36E44 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.122 H 46.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C36E44 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(195, 110, 68) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 51%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 65%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.6%, 65.1%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.25, 29.98, 37.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.25, 48.15, 51.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.54% 0.0847 0.0877) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.54% 0.122 46) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.1273, 23.1744, 8.4069) |
| Luminance | 0.2317 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 1.97
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.20
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.24
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.33
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.48
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C36E44 #4499C3
analogous
#C3445A #C36E44 #C3AE44
triadic
#C36E44 #44C36E #6E44C3
tetradic
#C36E44 #5AC344 #4499C3 #AE44C3
square
#C36E44 #5AC344 #4499C3 #AE44C3
split-complementary
#C36E44 #44C3AE #445AC3
monochromatic
#6A3A22 #995331 #C36E44 #D29272 #E1B6A1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.73
#C36E44 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.63
#C36E44 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C36E44
5.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C36E44 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C36E44 | 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)
#857940
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A8C43
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D55E64
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c36e44; /* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 110, 68); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.122 46.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#da9879',
500: '#c36e44',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c36e44; $custom-light: #da9879; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c36e44",
"rgb": {
"r": 195,
"g": 110,
"b": 68
},
"hsl": {
"h": 19.843,
"s": 51.417,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62544,
"c": 0.12189,
"h": 46
},
"luminance": 0.23171
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C36E44
secondary
#95BBCD
accent
#ACDB4D
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160E09
muted
#847E7B