#C36F50#C36F50
#C36F50 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 62.9% C 0.116 H 40.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C36F50 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(195, 111, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 49%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 59%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.1%, 59%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.64, 30.28, 31.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.64, 43.76, 46.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.89% 0.0876 0.0755) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.89% 0.116 40.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.6403, 23.5532, 10.5731) |
| Luminance | 0.2355 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 1.94
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.36
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.90
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.21
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 3.26
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C36F50 #50A4C3
analogous
#C3506B #C36F50 #C3A950
triadic
#C36F50 #50C36F #6F50C3
tetradic
#C36F50 #6BC350 #50A4C3 #A950C3
square
#C36F50 #6BC350 #50A4C3 #A950C3
split-complementary
#C36F50 #50C3A9 #506BC3
monochromatic
#723B27 #9F5337 #C36F50 #D3957E #E2BAAB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.68
#C36F50 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.71
#C36F50 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C36F50
5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C36F50 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C36F50 | 1.00 | 3.68 | 5.71 | 5.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#857A4D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#998C4F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D46067
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c36f50; /* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 111, 80); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.9% 0.116 40.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#da9981',
500: '#c36f50',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c36f50; $custom-light: #da9981; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c36f50",
"rgb": {
"r": 195,
"g": 111,
"b": 80
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.174,
"s": 48.936,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62894,
"c": 0.11563,
"h": 40.8
},
"luminance": 0.2355
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C36F50
secondary
#9FC3D0
accent
#B4D84F
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF2EE
border
#D4CCC9
text
#150E0A
muted
#837E7C