#C46C3A#C46C3A
#C46C3A is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.228; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.129 H 48.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C46C3A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 108, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 54%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 70%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.9%, 70.4%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.83, 30.88, 42.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.83, 52.52, 53.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.22% 0.0857 0.0964) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.22% 0.129 48.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.8937, 22.7696, 6.8755) |
| Luminance | 0.2277 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.66
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.96
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.97
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.53
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.64
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 4.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C46C3A #3A92C4
analogous
#C43A4D #C46C3A #C4B13A
triadic
#C46C3A #3AC46C #6C3AC4
tetradic
#C46C3A #4DC43A #3A92C4 #B13AC4
square
#C46C3A #4DC43A #3A92C4 #B13AC4
split-complementary
#C46C3A #3AC4B1 #3A4DC4
monochromatic
#66381E #95522C #C46C3A #D38F69 #E0B298
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.78
#C46C3A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.55
#C46C3A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C46C3A
5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C46C3A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C46C3A | 1.00 | 3.78 | 5.55 | 5.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#857735
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A8B39
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D65A61
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c46c3a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 108, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.129 48.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc9772',
500: '#c46c3a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c46c3a; $custom-light: #dc9772; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c46c3a",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 108,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.739,
"s": 54.331,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62215,
"c": 0.12896,
"h": 48.4
},
"luminance": 0.22766
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C46C3A
secondary
#8EB5CC
accent
#A8DE4A
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160D08
muted
#847E7B