#C46035#C46035
#C46035 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.140 H 42.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C46035 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 96, 53) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 57%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 73%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51%, 73%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.24, 36.92, 42.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.24, 56.08, 48.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.22% 0.1032 0.0948) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.22% 0.14 42.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.5930, 20.3619, 5.8447) |
| Luminance | 0.2036 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 1.70
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.76
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.23
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.98
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.60
Rusty Orange
#CD5909
ΔE00 5.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C46035 #3599C4
analogous
#C43552 #C46035 #C4A835
triadic
#C46035 #35C460 #6035C4
tetradic
#C46035 #52C435 #3599C4 #A835C4
square
#C46035 #52C435 #3599C4 #A835C4
split-complementary
#C46035 #35C4A8 #3552C4
monochromatic
#64311B #944828 #C46035 #D48462 #E1AA92
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.14
#C46035 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.07
#C46035 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C46035
5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C46035 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C46035 | 1.00 | 4.14 | 5.07 | 5.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7C6F30
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#948533
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D74B57
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c46035; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 96, 53); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.140 42.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc8f6e',
500: '#c46035',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c46035; $custom-light: #dc8f6e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c46035",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 96,
"b": 53
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.042,
"s": 57.43,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60216,
"c": 0.14014,
"h": 42.6
},
"luminance": 0.20359
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C46035
secondary
#88B8CC
accent
#B3E147
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDF0EC
border
#D5CBC7
text
#160C07
muted
#847D7A