#C45F32#C45F32

#C45F32 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 60.0% C 0.142 H 43.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C45F32
RGB	rgb(196, 95, 50)
HSL	hsl(18, 59%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(18, 74%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.5%, 74.5%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.01, 37.29, 43.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.01, 57.29, 49.39°)
OKLab	oklab(60.03% 0.1038 0.0969)
OKLCH	oklch(60.03% 0.142 43)
XYZ	xyz(27.4355, 20.1539, 5.4623)
Luminance	0.2015 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C45F32 #3297C4

analogous

#C4324E #C45F32 #C4A832

triadic

#C45F32 #32C45F #5F32C4

tetradic

#C45F32 #4EC432 #3297C4 #A832C4

square

#C45F32 #4EC432 #3297C4 #A832C4

split-complementary

#C45F32 #32C4A8 #324EC4

monochromatic

#623019 #934726 #C45F32 #D6835D #E2A88E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.17

#C45F32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.03

#C45F32 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C45F32

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C45F32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C45F32	1.00	4.17	5.03	5.03
#FFFFFF	4.17	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.03	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.03	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B6E2D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#948530

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D74A55

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c45f32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 95, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.0% 0.142 43.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd8e6c',
    500: '#c45f32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c45f32;
$custom-light: #dd8e6c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c45f32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 18.493,
    "s": 59.35,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60028,
    "c": 0.14201,
    "h": 43
  },
  "luminance": 0.2015
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C45F32

secondary

#85B7CD

accent

#B2E345

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FDF0EB

border

#D5CBC6

text

#160C07

muted

#847D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C45F32

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

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