#C4623E#C4623E
#C4623E is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 60.6% C 0.135 H 40.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C4623E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 98, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 53%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 68%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50%, 68.4%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.75, 36.36, 38.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.75, 52.62, 46.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.64% 0.1031 0.0875) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.64% 0.135 40.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.0047, 20.8222, 7.1008) |
| Luminance | 0.2082 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 1.67
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 1.70
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.24
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.39
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.84
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C4623E #3EA0C4
analogous
#C43E5D #C4623E #C4A53E
triadic
#C4623E #3EC462 #623EC4
tetradic
#C4623E #5DC43E #3EA0C4 #A53EC4
square
#C4623E #5DC43E #3EA0C4 #A53EC4
split-complementary
#C4623E #3EC4A5 #3E5DC4
monochromatic
#683320 #974A2E #C4623E #D2886D #E1AE9C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.07
#C4623E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.16
#C4623E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C4623E
5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C4623E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C4623E | 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)
#7C713A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94863C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D64F5A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c4623e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 98, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.6% 0.135 40.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc9074',
500: '#c4623e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c4623e; $custom-light: #dc9074; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c4623e",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 98,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.119,
"s": 53.175,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60638,
"c": 0.13517,
"h": 40.3
},
"luminance": 0.20819
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C4623E
secondary
#91BDCD
accent
#B6DD4B
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF1ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#160D08
muted
#847E7B