#C46C2E#C46C2E
#C46C2E is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.227; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.134 H 52.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C46C2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 108, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(25, 62%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(25, 77%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.9%, 76.5%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.72, 30.31, 48.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.72, 56.96, 57.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.09% 0.082 0.1061) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.09% 0.134 52.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.6232, 22.6614, 5.4510) |
| Luminance | 0.2266 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 3.16
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 4.00
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 4.60
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 4.74
Browny Orange
#CA6B02
ΔE00 4.87
Orange Brown
#BE6400
ΔE00 5.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C46C2E #2E86C4
analogous
#C42E3B #C46C2E #C4B72E
triadic
#C46C2E #2EC46C #6C2EC4
tetradic
#C46C2E #3BC42E #2E86C4 #B72EC4
square
#C46C2E #3BC42E #2E86C4 #B72EC4
split-complementary
#C46C2E #2EC4B7 #2E3BC4
monochromatic
#613517 #925122 #C46C2E #D88C58 #E3AE89
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.80
#C46C2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.53
#C46C2E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C46C2E
5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C46C2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C46C2E | 1.00 | 3.80 | 5.53 | 5.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#857726
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B8B2D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D7595F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c46c2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 108, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.134 52.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc976b',
500: '#c46c2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c46c2e; $custom-light: #dc976b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c46c2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 108,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 24.8,
"s": 61.983,
"l": 47.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62093,
"c": 0.13414,
"h": 52.3
},
"luminance": 0.22658
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C46C2E
secondary
#81AECD
accent
#A2E543
background
#FEF9F6
surface
#FDF2EB
border
#D5CCC6
text
#160D07
muted
#847E7A