#C46037#C46037
#C46037 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.139 H 41.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C46037 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 96, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 72%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51%, 71.9%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.26, 37.02, 41.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.26, 55.39, 48.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.24% 0.1038 0.0931) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.24% 0.139 41.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.6400, 20.3807, 6.0920) |
| Luminance | 0.2038 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 1.57
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.46
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.97
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.87
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.46
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C46037 #379BC4
analogous
#C43755 #C46037 #C4A737
triadic
#C46037 #37C460 #6037C4
tetradic
#C46037 #55C437 #379BC4 #A737C4
square
#C46037 #55C437 #379BC4 #A737C4
split-complementary
#C46037 #37C4A7 #3755C4
monochromatic
#64311C #94492A #C46037 #D48565 #E1AB94
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.14
#C46037 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.08
#C46037 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C46037
5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C46037 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C46037 | 1.00 | 4.14 | 5.08 | 5.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7B6F32
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#948535
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D74B57
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c46037; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 96, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.139 41.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc8f70',
500: '#c46037',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c46037; $custom-light: #dc8f70; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c46037",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 96,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.447,
"s": 56.175,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60239,
"c": 0.13943,
"h": 41.9
},
"luminance": 0.20377
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C46037
secondary
#8BB9CC
accent
#B4DF48
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDF0EC
border
#D5CBC7
text
#160C07
muted
#847D7A