#C46A39#C46A39
#C46A39 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.223; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.131 H 47.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C46A39 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 106, 57) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 55%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(21, 71%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 45.9%, 70.9%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.39, 31.89, 42.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.39, 53.14, 53.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.87% 0.0886 0.0963) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.87% 0.131 47.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.6600, 22.3425, 6.6733) |
| Luminance | 0.2234 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.34
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.41
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.80
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.06
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.11
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 4.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C46A39 #3993C4
analogous
#C4394E #C46A39 #C4B039
triadic
#C46A39 #39C46A #6A39C4
tetradic
#C46A39 #4EC439 #3993C4 #B039C4
square
#C46A39 #4EC439 #3993C4 #B039C4
split-complementary
#C46A39 #39C4B0 #394EC4
monochromatic
#65371D #95502B #C46A39 #D38D67 #E1B197
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.84
#C46A39 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.47
#C46A39 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C46A39
5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C46A39 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C46A39 | 1.00 | 3.84 | 5.47 | 5.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#837634
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#998A38
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D6585F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#828282
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c46a39; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 106, 57); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.131 47.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc9671',
500: '#c46a39',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c46a39; $custom-light: #dc9671; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c46a39",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 106,
"b": 57
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.151,
"s": 54.941,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6187,
"c": 0.13079,
"h": 47.4
},
"luminance": 0.22339
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C46A39
secondary
#8DB6CC
accent
#AADE4A
background
#FEF9F6
surface
#FCF2EC
border
#D5CCC7
text
#160D08
muted
#847E7B