#C46239#C46239
#C46239 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 60.6% C 0.137 H 42.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C46239 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 98, 57) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 55%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 71%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50%, 70.9%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.70, 36.09, 40.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.70, 54.34, 48.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.58% 0.1013 0.0922) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.58% 0.137 42.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.8737, 20.7699, 6.4112) |
| Luminance | 0.2077 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 1.22
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.14
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.60
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.39
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.95
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C46239 #399BC4
analogous
#C43955 #C46239 #C4A839
triadic
#C46239 #39C462 #6239C4
tetradic
#C46239 #55C439 #399BC4 #A839C4
square
#C46239 #55C439 #399BC4 #A839C4
split-complementary
#C46239 #39C4A8 #3955C4
monochromatic
#65331D #954A2B #C46239 #D38767 #E1AD97
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.07
#C46239 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.15
#C46239 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C46239
5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C46239 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C46239 | 1.00 | 4.07 | 5.15 | 5.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.07 | 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)
#7D7035
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#958637
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D74E59
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c46239; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 98, 57); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.6% 0.137 42.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc9071',
500: '#c46239',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c46239; $custom-light: #dc9071; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c46239",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 98,
"b": 57
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.698,
"s": 54.941,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60575,
"c": 0.13702,
"h": 42.3
},
"luminance": 0.20767
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C46239
secondary
#8DB9CC
accent
#B2DE4A
background
#FEF9F6
surface
#FDF1EC
border
#D5CBC7
text
#160D08
muted
#847E7B