#C45C35#C45C35

#C45C35 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.196; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.144 H 40.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C45C35
RGB	rgb(196, 92, 53)
HSL	hsl(16, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(16, 73%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 53.1%, 73%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.44, 38.96, 41.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.44, 56.81, 46.70°)
OKLab	oklab(59.6% 0.1094 0.093)
OKLCH	oklch(59.6% 0.144 40.3)
XYZ	xyz(27.2373, 19.6505, 5.7261)
Luminance	0.1965 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C45C35 #359DC4

analogous

#C43555 #C45C35 #C4A435

triadic

#C45C35 #35C45C #5C35C4

tetradic

#C45C35 #55C435 #359DC4 #A435C4

square

#C45C35 #55C435 #359DC4 #A435C4

split-complementary

#C45C35 #35C4A4 #3555C4

monochromatic

#642F1B #944528 #C45C35 #D48162 #E1A892

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.26

#C45C35 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.93

#C45C35 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C45C35

4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C45C35	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C45C35	1.00	4.26	4.93	4.93
#FFFFFF	4.26	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.93	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.93	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#786C31

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#928333

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D74653

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c45c35;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 92, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.144 40.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd8c6e',
    500: '#c45c35',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c45c35;
$custom-light: #dd8c6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c45c35",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 16.364,
    "s": 57.43,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59603,
    "c": 0.14356,
    "h": 40.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.19647
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C45C35

secondary

#88BACC

accent

#B7E147

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FDF0EC

border

#D5CBC7

text

#160C07

muted

#847D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C45C35

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

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