#C45D3A#C45D3A
#C45D3A is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.141 H 39.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C45D3A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 93, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 54%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 70%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 52.6%, 70.4%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.69, 38.70, 38.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.69, 54.93, 45.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.81% 0.1095 0.0888) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.81% 0.141 39) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.4456, 19.8733, 6.3928) |
| Luminance | 0.1987 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.71
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.86
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.44
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.68
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.19
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C45D3A #3AA1C4
analogous
#C43A5C #C45D3A #C4A23A
triadic
#C45D3A #3AC45D #5D3AC4
tetradic
#C45D3A #5CC43A #3AA1C4 #A23AC4
square
#C45D3A #5CC43A #3AA1C4 #A23AC4
split-complementary
#C45D3A #3AC4A2 #3A5CC4
monochromatic
#66301E #95472C #C45D3A #D38469 #E0AA98
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.22
#C45D3A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.97
#C45D3A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C45D3A
4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C45D3A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C45D3A | 1.00 | 4.22 | 4.97 | 4.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#796D36
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#928438
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D74855
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c45d3a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 93, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.141 39.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc8d71',
500: '#c45d3a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c45d3a; $custom-light: #dc8d71; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c45d3a",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 93,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.217,
"s": 54.331,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59814,
"c": 0.14102,
"h": 39
},
"luminance": 0.1987
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C45D3A
secondary
#8EBCCC
accent
#B8DE4A
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDF0EC
border
#D5CBC7
text
#160C08
muted
#847D7B