#C45D2F#C45D2F
#C45D2F is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.145 H 42.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C45D2F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 93, 47) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 61%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 76%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 52.6%, 76%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.58, 38.18, 44.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.58, 58.67, 49.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.69% 0.106 0.0985) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.69% 0.145 42.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.1951, 19.7731, 5.0733) |
| Luminance | 0.1977 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.60
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.73
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.19
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.90
Rust Orange
#C45508
ΔE00 4.96
Rusty Orange
#CD5909
ΔE00 5.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C45D2F #2F96C4
analogous
#C42F4C #C45D2F #C4A72F
triadic
#C45D2F #2FC45D #5D2FC4
tetradic
#C45D2F #4CC42F #2F96C4 #A72FC4
square
#C45D2F #4CC42F #2F96C4 #A72FC4
split-complementary
#C45D2F #2FC4A7 #2F4CC4
monochromatic
#612E17 #934623 #C45D2F #D78059 #E3A68A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.24
#C45D2F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.95
#C45D2F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C45D2F
4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C45D2F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C45D2F | 1.00 | 4.24 | 4.95 | 4.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7A6D29
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93842D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D74753
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c45d2f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 93, 47); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.145 42.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dd8d6a',
500: '#c45d2f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c45d2f; $custom-light: #dd8d6a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c45d2f",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 93,
"b": 47
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.523,
"s": 61.317,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59691,
"c": 0.14469,
"h": 42.9
},
"luminance": 0.1977
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C45D2F
secondary
#82B6CD
accent
#B3E443
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDF0EB
border
#D5CBC6
text
#160C07
muted
#847D7A