#C46235#C46235
#C46235 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.207; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.139 H 43.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C46235 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 98, 53) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 57%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 73%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50%, 73%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.65, 35.89, 42.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.65, 55.75, 49.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.53% 0.1 0.0958) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.53% 0.139 43.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.7778, 20.7315, 5.9063) |
| Luminance | 0.2073 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 1.74
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.90
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.25
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.71
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.32
Rusty Orange
#CD5909
ΔE00 5.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C46235 #3597C4
analogous
#C43550 #C46235 #C4AA35
triadic
#C46235 #35C462 #6235C4
tetradic
#C46235 #50C435 #3597C4 #AA35C4
square
#C46235 #50C435 #3597C4 #AA35C4
split-complementary
#C46235 #35C4AA #3550C4
monochromatic
#64321B #944A28 #C46235 #D48662 #E1AB92
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.08
#C46235 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.15
#C46235 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C46235
5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C46235 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C46235 | 1.00 | 4.08 | 5.15 | 5.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7D7030
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#958633
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D74E58
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c46235; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 98, 53); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.139 43.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc906e',
500: '#c46235',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c46235; $custom-light: #dc906e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c46235",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 98,
"b": 53
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.881,
"s": 57.43,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60529,
"c": 0.1385,
"h": 43.8
},
"luminance": 0.20728
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C46235
secondary
#88B7CC
accent
#B0E147
background
#FEF9F6
surface
#FDF1EC
border
#D5CBC7
text
#160D07
muted
#847E7A