#C46C3C#C46C3C
#C46C3C is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.228; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.128 H 47.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C46C3C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 108, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 54%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(21, 69%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.9%, 69.4%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.86, 30.98, 41.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.86, 51.78, 53.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.24% 0.0863 0.0946) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.24% 0.128 47.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.9456, 22.7903, 7.1487) |
| Luminance | 0.2279 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.21
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.50
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.57
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.06
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.19
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 5.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C46C3C #3C94C4
analogous
#C43C50 #C46C3C #C4B03C
triadic
#C46C3C #3CC46C #6C3CC4
tetradic
#C46C3C #50C43C #3C94C4 #B03CC4
square
#C46C3C #50C43C #3C94C4 #B03CC4
split-complementary
#C46C3C #3CC4B0 #3C50C4
monochromatic
#67381F #96522D #C46C3C #D28F6B #E0B39A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.78
#C46C3C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.56
#C46C3C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C46C3C
5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C46C3C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C46C3C | 1.00 | 3.78 | 5.56 | 5.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#857737
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A8B3B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D65A61
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c46c3c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 108, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.128 47.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc9774',
500: '#c46c3c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c46c3c; $custom-light: #dc9774; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c46c3c",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 108,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.176,
"s": 53.543,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62238,
"c": 0.12806,
"h": 47.6
},
"luminance": 0.22787
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C46C3C
secondary
#90B7CC
accent
#A9DD4B
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160D08
muted
#847E7B