#C46B3E#C46B3E
#C46B3E is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.226; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.128 H 46.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C46B3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 107, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 53%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 68%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 45.4%, 68.4%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.66, 31.63, 40.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.66, 51.17, 51.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.1% 0.0886 0.0922) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.1% 0.128 46.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.8946, 22.6022, 7.3975) |
| Luminance | 0.2260 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.54
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.80
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.84
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.23
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.33
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 5.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C46B3E #3E97C4
analogous
#C43E54 #C46B3E #C4AE3E
triadic
#C46B3E #3EC46B #6B3EC4
tetradic
#C46B3E #54C43E #3E97C4 #AE3EC4
square
#C46B3E #54C43E #3E97C4 #AE3EC4
split-complementary
#C46B3E #3EC4AE #3E54C4
monochromatic
#683820 #97512E #C46B3E #D28F6D #E1B39C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.80
#C46B3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.52
#C46B3E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C46B3E
5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C46B3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C46B3E | 1.00 | 3.80 | 5.52 | 5.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#847739
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#998A3D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D65961
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c46b3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 107, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.128 46.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#db9675',
500: '#c46b3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c46b3e; $custom-light: #db9675; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c46b3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 107,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20.149,
"s": 53.175,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62095,
"c": 0.12789,
"h": 46.1
},
"luminance": 0.22599
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C46B3E
secondary
#91B9CD
accent
#ACDD4B
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160D08
muted
#847E7B