#C46A40#C46A40
#C46A40 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.224; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.128 H 44.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C46A40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 106, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 53%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 67%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 45.9%, 67.3%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.47, 32.28, 38.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.47, 50.58, 50.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.96% 0.0909 0.0898) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.96% 0.128 44.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.8468, 22.4172, 7.6573) |
| Luminance | 0.2241 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.03
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.13
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.32
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.44
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.51
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C46A40 #409AC4
analogous
#C44058 #C46A40 #C4AC40
triadic
#C46A40 #40C46A #6A40C4
tetradic
#C46A40 #58C440 #409AC4 #AC40C4
square
#C46A40 #58C440 #409AC4 #AC40C4
split-complementary
#C46A40 #40C4AC #4058C4
monochromatic
#693820 #98502F #C46A40 #D28E6F #E1B39E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.83
#C46A40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.48
#C46A40 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C46A40
5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C46A40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C46A40 | 1.00 | 3.83 | 5.48 | 5.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#83763C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#988A3F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D65860
Achromatopsia (no color)
#828282
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c46a40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 106, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.128 44.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#db9676',
500: '#c46a40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c46a40; $custom-light: #db9676; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c46a40",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 106,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 19.091,
"s": 52.8,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61955,
"c": 0.12777,
"h": 44.6
},
"luminance": 0.22414
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C46A40
secondary
#93BBCD
accent
#AEDC4C
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160D08
muted
#847E7B