#C45F3C#C45F3C
#C45F3C is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 60.1% C 0.139 H 39.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C45F3C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 95, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 54%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 69%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51.5%, 69.4%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.12, 37.79, 38.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.12, 53.87, 45.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.15% 0.1071 0.0879) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.15% 0.139 39.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.6753, 20.2498, 6.7253) |
| Luminance | 0.2025 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.32
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.38
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.96
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.19
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.68
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C45F3C #3CA1C4
analogous
#C43C5D #C45F3C #C4A33C
triadic
#C45F3C #3CC45F #5F3CC4
tetradic
#C45F3C #5DC43C #3CA1C4 #A33CC4
square
#C45F3C #5DC43C #3CA1C4 #A33CC4
split-complementary
#C45F3C #3CC4A3 #3C5DC4
monochromatic
#67311F #96482D #C45F3C #D2866B #E0AC9A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.16
#C45F3C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.05
#C45F3C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C45F3C
5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C45F3C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C45F3C | 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)
#7A6F38
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93853A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D74B57
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c45f3c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 95, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.1% 0.139 39.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc8e73',
500: '#c45f3c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c45f3c; $custom-light: #dc8e73; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c45f3c",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 95,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.441,
"s": 53.543,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60145,
"c": 0.13854,
"h": 39.4
},
"luminance": 0.20246
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C45F3C
secondary
#90BDCC
accent
#B7DD4B
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#160C08
muted
#847D7B