#C4643E#C4643E
#C4643E is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.133 H 41.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C4643E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 100, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 53%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 68%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 49%, 68.4%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.17, 35.32, 38.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.17, 52.26, 47.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.95% 0.0999 0.0885) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.95% 0.133 41.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.1941, 21.2012, 7.1640) |
| Luminance | 0.2120 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 1.17
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 1.47
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 1.92
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.84
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.29
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C4643E #3E9EC4
analogous
#C43E5B #C4643E #C4A73E
triadic
#C4643E #3EC464 #643EC4
tetradic
#C4643E #5BC43E #3E9EC4 #A73EC4
square
#C4643E #5BC43E #3E9EC4 #A73EC4
split-complementary
#C4643E #3EC4A7 #3E5BC4
monochromatic
#683420 #974C2E #C4643E #D28A6D #E1AF9C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.01
#C4643E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.24
#C4643E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C4643E
5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C4643E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C4643E | 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)
#7E723A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95873C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D6515B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c4643e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 100, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.133 41.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc9274',
500: '#c4643e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c4643e; $custom-light: #dc9274; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c4643e",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 100,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.015,
"s": 53.175,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60954,
"c": 0.13345,
"h": 41.6
},
"luminance": 0.21198
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C4643E
secondary
#91BCCD
accent
#B3DD4B
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF1ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#160D08
muted
#847E7B