#C4643B#C4643B
#C4643B is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.135 H 42.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C4643B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 100, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 54%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 70%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 49%, 69.9%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.13, 35.15, 40.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.13, 53.30, 48.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.92% 0.0988 0.0914) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.92% 0.135 42.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.1141, 21.1692, 6.7424) |
| Luminance | 0.2117 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 1.07
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 1.94
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.30
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.92
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.45
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C4643B #3B9BC4
analogous
#C43B57 #C4643B #C4A83B
triadic
#C4643B #3BC464 #643BC4
tetradic
#C4643B #57C43B #3B9BC4 #A83BC4
square
#C4643B #57C43B #3B9BC4 #A83BC4
split-complementary
#C4643B #3BC4A8 #3B57C4
monochromatic
#66341F #954C2D #C4643B #D2896A #E0AE99
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.01
#C4643B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.23
#C4643B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C4643B
5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C4643B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C4643B | 1.00 | 4.01 | 5.23 | 5.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7E7237
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#958739
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D6515B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c4643b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 100, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.135 42.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc9272',
500: '#c4643b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c4643b; $custom-light: #dc9272; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c4643b",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 100,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.956,
"s": 53.725,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60916,
"c": 0.1346,
"h": 42.8
},
"luminance": 0.21166
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C4643B
secondary
#8FBACC
accent
#B1DD4B
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF1ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#160D08
muted
#847E7B