#C45F3B#C45F3B
#C45F3B is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 60.1% C 0.139 H 39.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C45F3B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 95, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 54%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 70%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51.5%, 69.9%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.11, 37.73, 38.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.11, 54.20, 45.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.13% 0.1067 0.0889) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.13% 0.139 39.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.6491, 20.2393, 6.5874) |
| Luminance | 0.2024 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.15
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.35
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.93
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.13
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.65
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C45F3B #3BA0C4
analogous
#C43B5C #C45F3B #C4A33B
triadic
#C45F3B #3BC45F #5F3BC4
tetradic
#C45F3B #5CC43B #3BA0C4 #A33BC4
square
#C45F3B #5CC43B #3BA0C4 #A33BC4
split-complementary
#C45F3B #3BC4A3 #3B5CC4
monochromatic
#66311F #95482D #C45F3B #D2856A #E0AC99
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.16
#C45F3B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.05
#C45F3B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C45F3B
5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C45F3B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C45F3B | 1.00 | 4.16 | 5.05 | 5.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7A6F37
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#938539
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D74B57
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c45f3b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 95, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.1% 0.139 39.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc8e72',
500: '#c45f3b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c45f3b; $custom-light: #dc8e72; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c45f3b",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 95,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.766,
"s": 53.725,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60132,
"c": 0.13889,
"h": 39.8
},
"luminance": 0.20236
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C45F3B
secondary
#8FBCCC
accent
#B7DD4B
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#160C08
muted
#847D7B