#C4643C#C4643C
#C4643C is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.134 H 42.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C4643C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 100, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 54%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 69%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 49%, 69.4%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.15, 35.21, 39.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.15, 52.95, 48.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.93% 0.0992 0.0904) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.93% 0.134 42.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.1403, 21.1797, 6.8803) |
| Luminance | 0.2118 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 1.03
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 1.76
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.15
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.87
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.38
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C4643C #3C9CC4
analogous
#C43C58 #C4643C #C4A83C
triadic
#C4643C #3CC464 #643CC4
tetradic
#C4643C #58C43C #3C9CC4 #A83CC4
square
#C4643C #58C43C #3C9CC4 #A83CC4
split-complementary
#C4643C #3CC4A8 #3C58C4
monochromatic
#67341F #964C2D #C4643C #D2896B #E0AF9A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.01
#C4643C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.24
#C4643C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C4643C
5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C4643C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C4643C | 1.00 | 4.01 | 5.24 | 5.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7E7238
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95873A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D6515B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c4643c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 100, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.134 42.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc9273',
500: '#c4643c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c4643c; $custom-light: #dc9273; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c4643c",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 100,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.647,
"s": 53.543,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60929,
"c": 0.13422,
"h": 42.4
},
"luminance": 0.21176
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C4643C
secondary
#90BACC
accent
#B2DD4B
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF1ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#160D08
muted
#847E7B