#C4512A#C4512A

#C4512A is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.157 H 38.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C4512A
RGB	rgb(196, 81, 42)
HSL	hsl(15, 65%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(15, 79%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.7%, 78.6%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.24, 43.89, 44.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.24, 62.61, 45.49°)
OKLab	oklab(57.9% 0.1226 0.0974)
OKLCH	oklch(57.9% 0.157 38.5)
XYZ	xyz(26.1281, 17.7914, 4.2483)
Luminance	0.1779 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C4512A #2A9DC4

analogous

#C42A50 #C4512A #C49E2A

triadic

#C4512A #2AC451 #512AC4

tetradic

#C4512A #50C42A #2A9DC4 #9E2AC4

square

#C4512A #50C42A #2A9DC4 #9E2AC4

split-complementary

#C4512A #2AC49E #2A50C4

monochromatic

#5F2714 #923C1F #C4512A #DA7451 #E59C84

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.61

#C4512A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.56

#C4512A on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C4512A

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C4512A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C4512A	1.00	4.61	4.56	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#716525

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8D7F26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D73649

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c4512a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 81, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.157 38.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de8666',
    500: '#c4512a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c4512a;
$custom-light: #de8666;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c4512a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 15.195,
    "s": 64.706,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57901,
    "c": 0.15658,
    "h": 38.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17788
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C4512A

secondary

#7CB9CE

accent

#BDE840

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FDF0EB

border

#D5CBC6

text

#170B06

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C4512A

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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