#C46C4E#C46C4E
#C46C4E is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.230; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.120 H 39.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C46C4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 108, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 50%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 60%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.9%, 60.2%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.09, 32.14, 32.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.09, 45.39, 44.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.49% 0.0928 0.0764) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.49% 0.12 39.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.5049, 23.0141, 10.0946) |
| Luminance | 0.2301 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.34
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.48
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.69
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.72
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 3.11
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C46C4E #4EA6C4
analogous
#C44E6B #C46C4E #C4A74E
triadic
#C46C4E #4EC46C #6C4EC4
tetradic
#C46C4E #6BC44E #4EA6C4 #A74EC4
square
#C46C4E #6BC44E #4EA6C4 #A74EC4
split-complementary
#C46C4E #4EC4A7 #4E6BC4
monochromatic
#723926 #A05035 #C46C4E #D3927C #E3B8AA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.75
#C46C4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.60
#C46C4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C46C4E
5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C46C4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C46C4E | 1.00 | 3.75 | 5.60 | 5.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#83784B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#988B4D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D55C65
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c46c4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 108, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.120 39.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#db9780',
500: '#c46c4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c46c4e; $custom-light: #db9780; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c46c4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 108,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.254,
"s": 50,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6249,
"c": 0.12019,
"h": 39.4
},
"luminance": 0.23011
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C46C4E
secondary
#9EC3D0
accent
#B6DA4E
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2EE
border
#D5CCC9
text
#160D0A
muted
#847E7C