#C45F3D#C45F3D
#C45F3D is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.203; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.138 H 39.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C45F3D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 95, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 53%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 69%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51.5%, 68.9%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.13, 37.84, 37.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.13, 53.53, 45.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.16% 0.1074 0.0869) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.16% 0.138 39) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.7020, 20.2605, 6.8658) |
| Luminance | 0.2026 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.45
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.51
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.00
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.26
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.72
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C45F3D #3DA2C4
analogous
#C43D5E #C45F3D #C4A23D
triadic
#C45F3D #3DC45F #5F3DC4
tetradic
#C45F3D #5EC43D #3DA2C4 #A23DC4
square
#C45F3D #5EC43D #3DA2C4 #A23DC4
split-complementary
#C45F3D #3DC4A2 #3D5EC4
monochromatic
#67311F #96482E #C45F3D #D2866C #E1AC9B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.16
#C45F3D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.05
#C45F3D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C45F3D
5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C45F3D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C45F3D | 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)
#7A6F39
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93853B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D64B57
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c45f3d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 95, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.138 39.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc8e74',
500: '#c45f3d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c45f3d; $custom-light: #dc8e74; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c45f3d",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 95,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.111,
"s": 53.36,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60158,
"c": 0.1382,
"h": 39
},
"luminance": 0.20257
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C45F3D
secondary
#90BDCD
accent
#B8DD4B
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#160C08
muted
#847D7B