#C46C3D#C46C3D
#C46C3D is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.228; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.128 H 47.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C46C3D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 108, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 53%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(21, 69%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.9%, 68.9%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.87, 31.04, 40.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.87, 51.40, 52.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.25% 0.0867 0.0937) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.25% 0.128 47.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.9723, 22.8010, 7.2893) |
| Luminance | 0.2280 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.99
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.26
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.39
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.83
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.96
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 5.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C46C3D #3D95C4
analogous
#C43D51 #C46C3D #C4B03D
triadic
#C46C3D #3DC46C #6C3DC4
tetradic
#C46C3D #51C43D #3D95C4 #B03DC4
square
#C46C3D #51C43D #3D95C4 #B03DC4
split-complementary
#C46C3D #3DC4B0 #3D51C4
monochromatic
#67381F #96522E #C46C3D #D2906C #E1B39B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.78
#C46C3D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.56
#C46C3D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C46C3D
5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C46C3D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C46C3D | 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)
#847738
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A8B3C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D65A61
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c46c3d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 108, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.128 47.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#db9774',
500: '#c46c3d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c46c3d; $custom-light: #db9774; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c46c3d",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 108,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20.889,
"s": 53.36,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6225,
"c": 0.12761,
"h": 47.2
},
"luminance": 0.22798
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C46C3D
secondary
#90B8CD
accent
#AADD4B
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160D08
muted
#847E7B