#C4623B#C4623B
#C4623B is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 60.6% C 0.136 H 41.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C4623B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 98, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 54%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 70%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50%, 69.9%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.72, 36.19, 39.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.72, 53.65, 47.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.6% 0.102 0.0904) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.6% 0.136 41.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.9246, 20.7902, 6.6792) |
| Luminance | 0.2079 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 1.24
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 1.86
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.37
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.33
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.85
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C4623B #3B9DC4
analogous
#C43B59 #C4623B #C4A63B
triadic
#C4623B #3BC462 #623BC4
tetradic
#C4623B #59C43B #3B9DC4 #A63BC4
square
#C4623B #59C43B #3B9DC4 #A63BC4
split-complementary
#C4623B #3BC4A6 #3B59C4
monochromatic
#66331F #954A2D #C4623B #D2886A #E0AD99
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.07
#C4623B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.16
#C4623B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C4623B
5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C4623B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C4623B | 1.00 | 4.07 | 5.16 | 5.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7D7137
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#948639
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D64E59
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c4623b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 98, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.6% 0.136 41.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc9072',
500: '#c4623b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c4623b; $custom-light: #dc9072; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c4623b",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 98,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.08,
"s": 53.725,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60599,
"c": 0.13628,
"h": 41.5
},
"luminance": 0.20787
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C4623B
secondary
#8FBBCC
accent
#B3DD4B
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF1ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#160D08
muted
#847E7B