#C46740#C46740
#C46740 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.218; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.130 H 42.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C46740 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 103, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 53%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 67%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 47.4%, 67.3%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.82, 33.86, 38.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.82, 51.05, 48.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.46% 0.0958 0.0882) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.46% 0.13 42.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.5431, 21.8097, 7.5561) |
| Luminance | 0.2181 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 1.32
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 1.55
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 1.73
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.18
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.56
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C46740 #409DC4
analogous
#C4405B #C46740 #C4A940
triadic
#C46740 #40C467 #6740C4
tetradic
#C46740 #5BC440 #409DC4 #A940C4
square
#C46740 #5BC440 #409DC4 #A940C4
split-complementary
#C46740 #40C4A9 #405BC4
monochromatic
#693620 #984E2F #C46740 #D28C6F #E1B19E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.92
#C46740 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.36
#C46740 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C46740
5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C46740 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C46740 | 1.00 | 3.92 | 5.36 | 5.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#80743C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#97893F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D6555E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c46740; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 103, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.130 42.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc9476',
500: '#c46740',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c46740; $custom-light: #dc9476; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c46740",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 103,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.727,
"s": 52.8,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61463,
"c": 0.13016,
"h": 42.6
},
"luminance": 0.21806
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C46740
secondary
#93BCCD
accent
#B1DC4C
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF1ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#160D08
muted
#847E7B