#C46537#C46537
#C46537 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.213; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.135 H 44.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C46537 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 101, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 72%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 48.5%, 71.9%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.30, 34.42, 42.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.30, 54.57, 50.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.03% 0.0959 0.0955) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.03% 0.135 44.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.1108, 21.3223, 6.2490) |
| Luminance | 0.2132 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 1.95
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.01
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.20
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.29
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.84
Rusty Orange
#CD5909
ΔE00 5.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C46537 #3796C4
analogous
#C43750 #C46537 #C4AB37
triadic
#C46537 #37C465 #6537C4
tetradic
#C46537 #50C437 #3796C4 #AB37C4
square
#C46537 #50C437 #3796C4 #AB37C4
split-complementary
#C46537 #37C4AB #3750C4
monochromatic
#64341C #944C2A #C46537 #D48965 #E1AD94
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.99
#C46537 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.26
#C46537 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C46537
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C46537 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C46537 | 1.00 | 3.99 | 5.26 | 5.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F7232
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#968735
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D7525B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c46537; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 101, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.135 44.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc9270',
500: '#c46537',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c46537; $custom-light: #dc9270; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c46537",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 101,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 19.574,
"s": 56.175,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61029,
"c": 0.13535,
"h": 44.9
},
"luminance": 0.21319
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C46537
secondary
#8BB7CC
accent
#AEDF48
background
#FEF9F6
surface
#FDF1EC
border
#D5CBC7
text
#160D07
muted
#847E7A